- Bupa Platinum consultant
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Fee assured
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Awaiting
verification
- Open Referral network
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Breast specialist
Specialises in
- Breast surgery
Bupa specialist
- Breast specialist
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
I am a specialist consultant oncoplastic breast surgeon for over 8 years.I work as an NHS specialist breast & reconstructive surgeon & also in the private sector at the Spire Hull & East Riding Hospital.I see hundreds of patients with breast symptoms every year & operate on over a hundred patients with breast cancer every year.I perform implant & tissue based (latissimus dorsi flap) breast reconstruction as well as breast lifts,breast reductions etc.
Before moving to Hull I was the Clinical Lead for Breast Surgery at the Scarborough hospital where I introduced reconstructive breast surgery for the first time.
I have been the Chair of the Clinical Experts Group for Breast Cancer for North East of Yorkshire and the Humber. My NHS responsibilities at the Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust include: Lead for the Family History Service, governance lead for the breast service & Clinical Information Officer.
Areas of interest
Breast oncology;Breast surgery;Breast diagnosis/benign breast conditions;Breast reconstruction;Male breast surgery including removal of excess male breast tissue(gynecomastia);Breast reduction;Breast uplift(mastopexy);correction of asymmetry,tuberous breasts,breast augmentation;Family history of breast cancer.
Medical secretaries
- Margaret Hickson
- Spire Hull & East Riding Hospital Lowfield Road Anlaby HULL HU10 7AZ
- 01482 672430
- 01482 650503
- margaret.hickson@spirehealthcare.com
Anaesthetists worked with
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Mr Kartikae Grover has worked with Dr Packianathaswamy Balaji at the following hospitals:
- Spire Hull and East Riding Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Kartikae Grover has worked with Dr Gerard Purdy at the following hospitals:
- Spire Hull and East Riding Hospital (1-5)
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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T9020
Sentinel node mapping and sampling with blue dye and radioactive probe for breast cancer - (1-5)
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B3140
Therapeutic mammoplasty for breast cancer - (1-5)
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B3593
Microdochectomy or mammodochectomy (Hadfield's procedure) - (1-5)
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B3310
Drainage of breast abscess (including haematoma and seroma) - (1-5)
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B2820
Wide local excision of breast +/- local mobilisation of glandular breast tissue to fill surgical cavity - (1-5)
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B3018
Revision reconstruction of breast using fat transfer - (1-5)
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B2780
Simple mastectomy (including axillary node biopsy) - unilateral - (1-5)
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B2760
Skin/nipple sparing mastectomy (including axillary node biopsy) - unilateral - (1-5)