Launch
Website- Fee assured
- Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Reconstructive surgery
About me
By providing patient centred, holistic care, Vimal's aim is to help 'patients become people' as effectively as possible.
He is a consultant plastic and reconstructive surgeon at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, with expertise in
- lymphoedema surgery
- skin cancer surgery
- reconstruction following breast cancer, head & neck cancer and pelvic exenteration surgery
- body contouring following weight loss
-abdominal wall reconstruction, including complex hernias
- aesthetic surgery of the breast, body and face
With early training in general and vascular surgery, and an academic background, Vimal proceeded to train on the highly competitive London Rotation in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery. He has worked in some of the world's most renowned units, including Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, The McIndoe Cosmetic Clinic, St Thomas' Hospital, Evelina London Children's Hospital, and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. He completed a fellowship in Microsurgical Reconstruction at Imperial, and further training in supermicrosurgery and lymphoedema surgery in Hiroshima, Japan.
He was past president of The Association of Surgeons in Training, and has sat on the Council of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He is a consulting editor for the acclaimed journal, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, and has written over 50 academic papers, and a number of book chapters. Vimal has given multiple talks at national and international meetings, and is involved in teaching and training across the board. As a member of the Educational Program Committee of The American Society of Plastic Surgery, Vimal helps to conceive the program for the largest plastic surgery meeting in the world.
Vimal hosts the Giants in Plastic Surgery Podcast series which has been adopted by an international journal, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open.
Areas of interest
lymphoedema surgery; skin cancer surgery; lumps, bumps, funny moles; gynaecomastia; breast reconstruction; DIEP reconstruction; microsurgery; head and neck cancer reconstruction; body contouring following weight loss; abdominoplasty; breast reduction; mastopexy; abdominal wall reconstruction, including complex hernias; aesthetic surgery of the breast, body and face.
Medical secretaries
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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S5710
Debridement of wound (and surgical toilet) - up to 25cm2 in area - (5-50)
Charing Cross Hospital (5-50)
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S5730
Surgical toilet and debridement of deep wound (including traumatic or post-operative aetiology) - (1-5)
Charing Cross Hospital (1-5)
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S0632
Excision of lesion of skin or subcutaneous tissue - up to three, Head & Neck (excluding lipoma) - (1-5)
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S4720
Drainage of lesion of skin (including abscess) - (1-5)
Charing Cross Hospital (1-5)
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S5712
Debridement of wound (and surgical toilet) - over 25cm2 in area - (1-5)
Charing Cross Hospital (1-5)