About VMG

Vascular Medical Group was founded in 2025 to bring together specialist vascular expertise, advanced aortic care, education, collaboration and a regional centre-of-excellence initiative under one focused platform.

At its core, VMG is built around consultant-led clinical excellence. Its wider ambition is to contribute to the development of specialist vascular and cardiovascular services in regions where advanced multidisciplinary care can have significant clinical and social impact.

Meet the Founder

A middle-aged man with gray hair and glasses, wearing navy medical scrubs with his name and title embroidered on the chest, standing in a hospital or surgical room.
A middle-aged man with gray hair and glasses, wearing navy medical scrubs with his name and title embroidered on the chest, standing in a hospital or surgical room.

Mr Orwa Falah

Consultant Vascular & Endovascular Surgeon

MBBS JBVS MRCS(Ed) FACS FRCS(Ed)(Gen.Vasc)

Founder & Managing Director, Vascular Medical Group

Mr Orwa Falah is a Consultant Vascular & Endovascular Surgeon at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and Lead Clinician for the Scottish National Service for Aortic Arch, Thoracoabdominal and Suprarenal Aortic Aneurysms.

He has specialist expertise in open and endovascular vascular surgery, with a particular focus on complex aortic disease, including aortic arch, thoracoabdominal, suprarenal and complex aneurysm pathology. His clinical practice also includes carotid artery disease, peripheral arterial disease, vascular access and minimally invasive treatment for varicose veins.

Through his role within a national specialist aortic service, Mr Falah is involved in the assessment and management of some of the most complex vascular and aortic conditions in Scotland. His work requires advanced surgical judgement, imaging-led planning and close multidisciplinary collaboration across vascular surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, interventional radiology, anaesthesia, intensive care, imaging and genetics.

Alongside his clinical practice, Mr Falah is committed to surgical education, academic collaboration and international knowledge exchange. He is an Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh and contributes to specialist training, professional education and examination activity in vascular and endovascular surgery.

Mr Falah is also Founder and Chair of the Edinburgh Aortic Summit, a specialist international platform bringing together leaders in aortic surgery, endovascular intervention, imaging, genetics, anaesthesia and multidisciplinary care. The Summit reflects his wider commitment to advancing dialogue, education and collaboration in one of the most complex areas of cardiovascular medicine.

Through Vascular Medical Group, Mr Falah brings together consultant-led private vascular care, complex aortic expertise, second opinions, surgical education and a wider regional centre-of-excellence initiative focused on advanced vascular and cardiovascular care.

    • 2025: FACS — Fellow of the American College of Surgeons

    • 2015: JBVS Jordanian Board of Vascular Surgery JBVS

    • 2010: Intercollegiate Specialty Board in General Surgery/Vascular subspecialty FRCS(Ed) (General Surgery)

    • 2005: Certificate of Completion of Basic Surgical Training (CCBST)

    • 2005: Full Membership MRCS(Ed) Collegiate

    • Lead Clinician of the Scottish National service for Aortic Arch, Thoracoabdominal and Suprarenal Aortic Aneurysms

    • External Adviser for the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties in Scotland

    • Vascular Surgery ST3 Interviews committee member

  • Mr Falah’s academic interests focus on the development of innovative surgical techniques and the enhancement of patient outcomes through evidence-based practices. His research work and publications are available on PubMed and ResearchGate.

    • MRCS examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

    • Examiner for the European Board of Vascular Surgery (FEBVS)

    • Intercollegiate Specialty Board in Vascular Surgery Examiner, FRCS(Vasc)

    • RCSEd Educational Tutor

    • Faculty MRCS OSCE Preparation Course

    • Regular bedside teaching for medical students and surgical trainees

    • General Medical Council

    • UK British Medical Association

    • Member of the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland

    • Member of the British Society of Endovascular Therapy