Dr Debashis B. Ghosh

Debashis Ghosh is a Consultant Breast & Oncoplastic Surgeons, based at the Royal Free London hospital & UCL Medical School that is one of the leading Breast units in the world.

Mr Ghosh provides exemplary service to his patients and their families. He is empathetic, understanding and along with his team creates a caring support structure for the patient.

His areas of expertise lies in treatment of breast cancer; screening; family history; benign breast disease; gynaecomastia; oncoplastic breast conservation; risk reducing surgery; revision; reconstruction; symmetrisation surgery; and intraoperative radiotherapy.

His medical background demonstrates his commitment to his career. He is actively involved in breast surgery research including the pioneering use of a portable gamma camera for sentinel node biopsies. As a member of the Breast Team of the Royal Free and UCL Medical School, he is involved in trials in the use of intraoperative radiothearapy, radioactive iodine and seed localisation. He is currently working on the use of fluoroscence in cancer surgery. He has several publications and has written the chapter on Breast Surgery in Kirk's Operative Surgery.

Mr Ghosh underwent Higher Specialist Training in Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery at University Hospitals of Leicester, Addenbrookes Hospital Cambridge & Peterborough. He then completed a one year post CCT Fellowship at the Royal Free Hospital London. He has also trained in leading European centres as a Visiting Fellow. He has the distinctive achievement of holding a dual qualification from the European Board of Surgery in Breast & Surgical Oncology.

Visit his website, www.dbghosh.com, for more information.