- Bupa Platinum consultant
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Fee assured
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Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Consultant Thoracic and Robotic Surgeon
As a thoracic (chest) surgeon I have devoted my clinical practice to diagnosing and treating patients with lung cancer, thymic malignancies, pulmonary metastases, mesothelioma, and all other benign and malignant surgical pathologies of the chest cavity.
Having worked for a number of years at University College London hospitals UCLH as a consultant Thoracic Surgeon and lead for robotic thoracic surgery I have now accepted a position as thoracic surgeon at the prestigious Cleveland Clinic of London to progress my career.
Over the years I have developed an expertise in minimally invasive (keyhole) surgical approaches, including Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) and Robotic Thoracic Surgery, and I am fully trained and qualified to utilize the Da Vinci Robotic System in thoracic surgical patients.
In addition, I have developed an interest in chest wall deformities (pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum) and their management. I have a regular pectus clinic dedicated to chest wall deformities and other rib abnormalities including rib injury and fracture, chronic chest wall pain, slipping rib syndrome, thoracic outlet syndrome.
Another area of clinical interest is surgery for hyperhidrosis ( excessive sweating) with keyhole thoracoscopic approach (ETS).
Areas of interest
Robotic thoracic surgery - Da Vinci Robot ;
Lung cancer ; Thymic and Myasthenia Gravis surgery ; thymoma and thymic carcinoma ; pericardial cyst ; bronchogenic cyst ; neurogenic tumours ; schwannoma
Chest wall deformities and rib abnormalities ;
Rib injury and chronic rib pain ; chest wall pain ; chest trauma ; rib fracture
Clicking rib, Displaced rib, rib tip syndrome, rib nerve nipping, painful rib syndrome, and interchondral subluxation;
Surgery for Pectus deformities ;
Pectus Excavatum ; Pectus Carinatum;
Brace treatment for Pectus Carinatum ;
Vacuum Bell treatment for Pectus excavatum ;
Surgery for hyperhidrosis (ETS) ; excessive sweating ; facial blushing and flashing ;
Surgery for COPD - severe emphysema ;
Bronchoscopy ; chest infection empyema surgery ;
Paralysed diaphragm ; raised hemi diaphragm ; robotic plication of the diaphragm ;
pneumothorax surgery ; lung metastases surgery ;
surgery for pleural effusion ; malignant pleural fluid ; chest drain insertion ; lipoma
Medical secretaries
- Sabia Hussein
- Cleveland Clinic 33 Grosvenor Place London SW1X 7HY
- 07501 789354
- nick@chestsurgeon.co.uk
Anaesthetists worked with
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Mr Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos has worked with Dr Nick Fletcher at the following hospitals:
- Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
- Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre (1-5)
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Mr Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos has worked with Dr Renate Wendler at the following hospitals:
- Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos has worked with Dr Thomas Pickworth at the following hospitals:
- Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos has worked with Dr Christopher Walker at the following hospitals:
- Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (>50)
- Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre (>50)
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Mr Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos has worked with Dr Charles Thoburn at the following hospitals:
- Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
- Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre (1-5)
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Mr Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos has worked with Dr Nicholas James Lees at the following hospitals:
- Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
- Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre (1-5)
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Mr Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos has worked with Dr Madhu Puchakayala at the following hospitals:
- Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
- Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre (1-5)
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Mr Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos has worked with Dr Frank Schroeder at the following hospitals:
- Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
- Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre (1-5)
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Mr Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos has worked with Dr Robert Broomhead at the following hospitals:
- Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre (1-5)
- Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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E5180
Diagnostic bronchoscopy +/- biopsy - (5-50)
Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (5-50) Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre (5-50)
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A7302
Continuous nerve block +/- Image guidance (as sole procedure) - (5-50)
Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (5-50) Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre (5-50)
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20355
Initial out-patient consultation - remote - (5-50)
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T0110
Thoracoplasty - (5-50)
Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (5-50) Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre (1-5)
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T1500
Repair of rupture of diaphragm - (1-5)
Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre (1-5) Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
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T0910
Open pleural biopsy as sole procedure - (1-5)
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T0133
Excision of chest wall tumour - without chest wall reconstruction - (1-5)
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E5430
Pulmonary lobectomy (including segmental resection) - (1-5)
Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre (1-5) Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
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A7560
VATS sympathectomy - unilateral - (1-5)
Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre (1-5) Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
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T0320
Exploratory thoracotomy - (1-5)
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T0132
Excision of chest wall tumour - with chest wall reconstruction - (1-5)
Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre (1-5) Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
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T1620
Plication of paralysed diaphragm - (1-5)
Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre (1-5) Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
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E5442
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) assisted wedge resection of lung - (1-5)
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T0710
Decortication of pleura of lung - (1-5)
Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre (1-5) Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
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E6110
Open excision of mediastinal tumour (including congenital cysts/posterior chest wall lesions) - (1-5)