Debashis Ghosh: Consultant Breast and Oncoplastic Surgeon in London

Training and experience

Mr Debashis Ghosh undertook Higher Specialist Training in Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery at University Hospitals of Leicester, Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge and Peterborough City Hospital. He then spent a year completing a post CCT Fellowship at the Royal Free Hospital in London. Mr Ghosh has also received training at many leading European centres as a Visiting Fellow, including The Paris Breast Institute where he trained in special techniques in oncoplastic surgery.  

Mr Ghosh has the distinguishing accolade of holding a dual qualification from the European Board of Surgery in Breast & Surgical Oncology.

One Stop Breast Clinic

Mr Ghosh provides expert investigation and treatment of breast cancer within the setting of a One Stop Breast Clinic. Consultations are carried out in world class facilities where radiology and pathology are available in the same consultation.  All consultations are carried out in the presence of a Specialist Breast care Nurse whose role it is to focus on patient wellbeing and to offer psychological support.   

Other services available at the One Stop Breast Clinic include genetic testing for cancer risk (BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations) for suitable patients and One Stop Radiotherapy for those eligible.

Patients requiring treatment for breast cancer are cared for by a multi-disciplinary team comprising leading London radiologists, oncologists and pathologists.

Aesthetic Breast Surgery

Deciding to have cosmetic breast surgery requires careful consideration of all available information. Mr Ghosh will explain all the options available, as well as informing the patient of any related risks and complications.

Mr Ghosh has performed many aesthetic breast surgery procedures including breast implants, reduction, asymmetry, and nipple correction.  He also specialises in revisional surgery in situations where previous implant surgery has not had the desired outcome, or there have been problems with inadequate implants and offers 3D breast reconstruction using Crisalix 3D simulator software and 3D Virtual Reality googles.

Treatments

Mr Debashis Ghosh offers expert investigation and treatment for the following conditions:

• Breast cancer
• Family history of breast cancer
• Benign breast disease
• Gynaecomastia
• Breast and nipple asymmetry
• Nipple discharge
• Cosmetic breast concerns

Mr Ghosh performs a range of cosmetic and corrective breast surgery procedures including:

• Wide local excisions (lumpectomy)
• Sentinel node biopsies (all patients who undergo this procedure will have the benefit of one stop assessment. OSNA test is also available)
• Axillary node clearance
• Simple and skin sparing mastectomy
• Risk-reducing breast surgery
• Therapeutic mammoplasty
• Oncoplastic surgery and breast remodelling
• Intraoperative radiotherapy
• Correction of nipple inversion
• Breast augmentation (enlargement)
• Breast symmetrisation 
• Breast reduction 
• 3D breast reconstruction using Crisalix 3D imaging and 3D Virtual Reality goggles

Research interests

Mr Ghosh plays a major role in breast surgery research, including pioneering work on the use of a portable gamma camera for sentinel node biopsies. Additionally, as a member of the Breast Team of the Royal Free and UCL Medical School, he is actively involved in trials for the use of intraoperative radiotherapy (available to selected patients both privately and in the NHS), radioactive iodine and seed localisation and is currently working on the use of fluorescence in cancer surgery, PET mammography and other oncology trials.

Mr Ghosh is the co-author of the chapter in Kirk’s Operative Surgery on breast and oncoplastic surgery.