- Bupa Platinum consultant
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Fee assured
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Verified account
- 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
Farrokh Pakzad is an established UK trained surgical oncologist with a dedicated interest in Oncoplastic Breast and Skin Cancer surgery.
He joined the team at Royal Surrey County Hospital in 2012 and is currently the clinical lead for skin cancer surgery. Previously, he held positions as the clinical director of breast and unit and chair of the Network Specialist Skin Cancer Multidisciplinary team.
He completed his higher surgical training in London, during which he was selected onto the highly competitive National Oncoplastic Fellowship program. This unique background in both plastic and oncological surgery enables him to provide he most effective treatments for both breast and skin cancer, while minimising the impact of surgery on cosmetic and functional outcomes.
He works within a expert multidisciplinary team, incorporating state of the art diagnostics and treatment of breast cand skin cancer.
Some of his areas of clinical expertise include:
Breast disease
- Rapid access one-stop breast assessment clinic
- Management of all aspect of benign and malignant breast disease
- Breast disease in men including gynaecomastia
- Molecular diagnostics and genetics of breast cancer
- Oncoplastic and reconstructive breast surgery for breast cancer
- Correction of breast asymmetry
- Cosmetic surgery especially breast reduction surgery
Skin cancer
- Mole checks
- Assessment and diagnosis of skin cancer
- All aspects of melanoma management including sentinel node biopsy and lymphadenectomy
- Molecular diagnostics and targeted therapy for melanoma
Mr Pakzad has a wide and active academic interest in cancer biology, stemming back to his undergraduate training. He completed his post graduate M.D. thesis in molecular imaging of cancer and continues to be involved in both translational and clinical research.
Mr Pakzad is married with 3 young sons. He enjoys playing tennis and basketball. He is fluent in Farsi and English.
Areas of interest
Rapid access one-stop breast clinic; Breast cancer; Mammogram, Tomosynthesis; Breast ultrasound; Breast MRI; Breast biopsy; Breast lump; Breast pain; Benign breast disease; Breast cysts; Gynaecomastia; Male breast cancer; Skin and nipple sparing mastectomy; Breast reconstruction; Breast reduction; Family history; Genetics;
Skin cancer (Malignant melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, Merkel cell carcinoma); Mole check, Skin cancer surgery; Skin grafts; Sentinel lymph node biopsy; Axillary and groin lymph node dissection; Targeted therapy; Immunotherapy; Molecular diagnostics;
Benign lump and bumps; Lipomas; Benign skin cysts
Medical secretaries
- Helen Morgan
- BMI Mount Alvernia Hospital 46 Harvey Road Guildford GU1 3LX
- 07399 871133
- office@pakzad.co.uk
Anaesthetists worked with
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Mr Farrokh Pakzad has worked with Dr Mary Carroll at the following hospitals:
- Mount Alvernia Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Farrokh Pakzad has worked with Dr Neil Taylor at the following hospitals:
- Mount Alvernia Hospital (1-5)
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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S0633
Excision of lesion of skin or subcutaneous tissue - up to three, Trunk & Limbs (excluding lipoma) - (5-50)
Mount Alvernia Hospital (5-50)
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S0603
Primary excision of malignant lesion - Trunk & Limbs - (5-50)
Mount Alvernia Hospital (5-50)
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B2820
Wide local excision of breast +/- local mobilisation of glandular breast tissue to fill surgical cavity - (5-50)
Mount Alvernia Hospital (1-5)
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S0605
Secondary excision of malignant lesion - trunk & limbs - (5-50)
Mount Alvernia Hospital (5-50)
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T9020
Sentinel node mapping and sampling with blue dye and radioactive probe for breast cancer - (1-5)
Mount Alvernia Hospital (1-5)
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S1500
Biopsy of skin or subcutaneous tissue - (1-5)
Mount Alvernia Hospital (1-5)
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AA996
Initial & follow-up consultation on the same day - combined benefit - (1-5)
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T9030
Intraoperative sentinel node mapping, using One Step Nucleic Acid Amplification (OSNA), for breast cancer - (1-5)
Mount Alvernia Hospital (1-5)
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B2744
Modified radical mastectomy (including lymph node clearance) - (1-5)
Mount Alvernia Hospital (1-5)
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S0643
Excision of lesion of skin or subcutaneous tissue - four or more, Trunk & Limbs (excluding lipoma) - (1-5)
Mount Alvernia Hospital (1-5)
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S0608
Sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma - (1-5)
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S2500
Local flap - less than 9cm2 - (1-5)
Mount Alvernia Hospital (1-5)
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B2880
Excision biopsy of breast lesion after localisation - (1-5)
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B2830
Re-excision of lesion of breast if resection margins are not clear (as sole procedure) - (1-5)
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S6043
Scar revision over 5cm - trunk & limbs - (1-5)
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B2742
Modified radical mastectomy (including lymph node sampling) - (1-5)
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T8520
Block dissection of axillary lymph nodes (axillary clearance) levels 1 to 3 - (1-5)
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B2780
Simple mastectomy (including axillary node biopsy) - unilateral - (1-5)
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S2502
Local flap - 9cm2 or more (excluding graft/flap to secondary defect) - (1-5)
Mount Alvernia Hospital (1-5)
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B3310
Drainage of breast abscess (including haematoma and seroma) - (1-5)
Mount Alvernia Hospital (1-5)
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T8550
Block dissection of inguinal lymph nodes - (1-5)
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B3100
Reduction mammoplasty - unilateral - (1-5)
Mount Alvernia Hospital (1-5)
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B2760
Skin/nipple sparing mastectomy (including axillary node biopsy) - unilateral - (1-5)
Mount Alvernia Hospital (1-5)