Mr Dalrymple-Hay graduated from the Royal London Hospital Medical School in 1990, having completed a BSc (1st Class Hons) as an undergraduate. He obtained a PhD whilst training in Cardiac Surgery at Southampton General Hospital and Royal Prince Alfred, Sydnet before becoming a consultant in 2001.

Malcolm has been responsible for the introduction of a number of new procedures or treatments in the South West and he lectures both nationally and internationally on his specialist areas of interest.