Professor Philip Drew: Consultant Cancer specialist, London

Professor Philip Drew is a consultant oncoplastic breast surgeon with the London Breast Clinic at 108 Harley Street. He specialises in diseases and disorders of the male and female breast including gynaecomastia, breast cancer, benign breast disease, breast pain and aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery.

A highly qualified and experienced breast surgeon

Professor Philip J Drew, MBBS MD(Hons) MS FRCS (Eng) FRCS (Glasg) FRCS (Ed) FRCS (Gen), qualified at St Mary’s Hospital, part of Imperial College, London, in 1990.

In addition to the basic MBBS degrees he holds two higher medical degrees with both a Master of Surgery and Doctor of Medicine with Honours. He has published several books and over 100 scientific articles with his main interests being in the molecular biology of breast cancer, reconstructive breast surgery and gynaecomastia. He is regularly invited to lecture nationally and internationally.

He is an examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Imperial College and several other Universities at home and aboard.

He is co-director of the Advanced Management of Breast Disease Course of the RCS England and a member of council of both the Association of Breast Surgery and the Society of Academic and Research Surgeons.

Clinical interests

Professor Drew limits his practice solely to diseases and disorders of the male and female breast including gynaecomastia, breast cancer, benign breast disease, breast pain and aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery. He continues to be active in breast related research and in particular in the molecular biology of breast cancer, developing new operations for gynaecomastia and quality of life outcome following aesthetic breast surgery.

The London Breast Clinic

The London Breast Clinic provides an integrated service staffed by a dedicated multi-disciplinary team specialising in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of all benign and malignant breast disease. It aims to achieve this with the highest standard of professional care, and a minimum of delay in relaxing and friendly surroundings.

This private breast clinic in London is dedicated to minimising patient anxiety. The caring, highly experienced, professional team is available every weekday, so appointments can be usually be offered within 24 hours sometimes even the same day.

This multi-disciplinary team comprising consultant surgeons, radiologists, pathologists, oncologists, nurses and other experienced health professionals, offers the best possible assessment of benign and malignant breast disease in the shortest possible time and within one site.

The expertise of their specialist breast care team enables them to provide care to breast patients at all stages - from screening through surgery, to radiotherapy and chemotherapy both at 108 Harley Street and at associated hospitals.

One stop day surgery centre

The centre offers same day consultations and minor operations under local anaesthetic whilst avoiding the formal admission procedure required at larger private facilities. The surgery is staffed by trained theatre personnel and experienced nurses. The operating theatre and breast clinic treatment rooms have the latest state-of-the-art equipment where the following procedures can be carried out:

Facilities and services provided at The London Breast Clinic

• Breast care advice and counselling
  All practice nurses have undergone specialist breast care training. To ensure continuity of care and a full understanding of your situation, they are available for pre and post operative information, advice and support, for both out-patients and in-patients on all aspects of breast care, including: general health; self examination; breast screening; breast reconstruction; breast prosthesis information and fitting; hormone replacement therapy, with reference to the breast.

• Breast screening and assessment of screening abnormalities

  Adhering to the high standards of the National Breast Screening Programme their screening is tailored to each patients specific needs. Full back-up facilities are available for assessing abnormalities with on site mammography, ultrasound stereotactic/perforated plate cytology and localisation. A complete team with the necessary radiological, surgical and pathology expertise and equipment assess all conditions.

• Lump assessment

  For patients with a lump there is one-stop assessment by a breast surgeon, with appropriate imaging and cytology.

• Mastalgia (breast pain)

  They have consultants with a particular interest and expertise in breast pain, prevention and treatment.

• Familial breast cancer

  Advice regarding genetic predisposition to breast malignancy and the appropriate investigations is available from a consultant geneticist with expertise in familial breast cancer.

• Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC)
  In this investigation a consultant breast surgeon a inserts a fine needle into the breast, to remove a small sample cells from the breast lump, for microscopic examination (cytology), to look for any signs of abnormality in the cells. The results are usually available with 24 hours and the consultant breast surgeon will then discuss the findings with you.

• Cosmetic surgery

  A complete range of cosmetic surgery procedures including mastopexy (breast uplifting), augmentation (enlargement), reduction, nipple reconstruction and correction of congenital deformities.

• Reconstructive surgery

  Operations to restore the shape of the breast following mastectomy, matching as nearly as possible to the remaining breast can be planned either as an immediate reconstruction at the same time as the mastectomy operation or undertaken at a later date.

• Oncology

  Their clinical oncologists specialise in the treatment of tumours by drugs, hormones and radiotherapy.

• Radiotherapy

  The use of high energy x-ray beams to treat the breast tissue. Radiotherapy is usually undertaken after surgery at associated hospitals under the supervision of the clinical oncologists.

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