External resources
Current NHS consultant posts held
Breast Cancer Kent (TSSG) Lead and Chair
Consultant Breast and Oncoplastic Surgeon - Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Research interests
Mr Devalia has published research on ‘Oncological safety of skin-sparing mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction’
Personal interests
Mr Devalia is a fully-accredited breast and oncoplastic surgeon and is on the GMC’s Specialist Register . He has published as first or senior author in journals on clinical management of breast cancer and techniques.
He is a dedicated breast surgeon who takes special interest in teaching various oncoplastic procedures for breast conservation and avoid mastectomy in selected patients with breast cancer
Awards received
BEST ONCOPLASTIC AND AESTHETIC BREAST SURGEONS- ENGLAND
In recognition of their exemplary work in breast care, they have won the award of best oncoplastic and aesthetic breast surgeons - England. ‘’
Mr Devalia is one of first ten in the country to be awarded Cosmetic Breast Certification by Royal College of Surgeons- England.
Mr Devalia was certified as “Best student at National level in General Surgery” (August 1997) and was awarded a Gold Medal (India).
(Additional) Languages spoken
Publications
A differential intra-operative molecular biological test for the detection of sentinel lymph node metastases in breast carcinoma. An extended experience from the first U.K. centre routinely offering the service in clinical practice.
Babar M, Madani R, Thwaites L, Jackson PA, Devalia HL, Chakravorty A, Irvine TE, Layer GT, Kissin MW.
Eur J Surg Oncol. 2014 Mar;40(3):282-8.
Validation of a technique using microbubbles and contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) to biopsy sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) in pre-operative breast cancer patients with a normal grey-scale axillary ultrasound.
Cox K, Sever A, Jones S, Weeks J, Mills P, Devalia H, Fish D, Jones P.
Eur J Surg Oncol. 2013 Jul;39(7):760-5.
Factors that impact the upgrading of atypical ductal hyperplasia.
Gümüş H, Mills P, Gümüş M, Fish D, Jones S, Jones P, Devalia H, Sever A.
Diagn Interv Radiol. 2013 Mar-Apr;19(2):91-6.
Causes of failure in removing calcium in microcalcification-only lesions using 11-gauge stereotactic vacuum-assisted breast biopsy.
Gümüş H, Gümüş M, Devalia H, Mills P, Fish D, Jones P, Uyar A, Sever A.
Diagn Interv Radiol. 2012 Jul-Aug;18(4):354-9.
Clinically palpable breast abnormalities with normal imaging: is clinically guided biopsy still required?
Gumus H, Gumus M, Mills P, Fish D, Devalia H, Jones SE, Jones PA, Sever AR.
Clin Radiol. 2012 May;67(5):437-40
Percutaneous removal of sentinel lymph nodes in a swine model using a breast lesion excision system and contrast-enhanced ultrasound.
Sever AR, Mills P, Hyvelin JM, Weeks J, Gumus H, Fish D, Mali W, Jones SE, Jones PA, Devalia H.
Eur Radiol. 2012 Mar;22(3):545-50.
Current concepts in gynaecomastia.
Devalia HL, Layer GT.
Surgeon. 2009 Apr;7(2):114-9. Review.
Oncological safety and patient satisfaction with skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction.
Patani N, Devalia H, Anderson A, Mokbel K.
Surg Oncol. 2008 Aug;17(2):97-105
Radiotherapy and wound healing.
Devalia HL, Mansfield L.
Int Wound J. 2008 Mar;5(1):40-4. Epub 2007 Dec 12. Review.
Current management of the axilla in patients with clinically node-negative breast cancer: a nationwide survey of United Kingdom breast surgeons.
Mansfield L, Sosa I, Dionello R, Subramanian A, Devalia H, Mokbel K.
Int Semin Surg Oncol. 2007 Feb 14;4:4.
Courses offered to GPs
Patients Focus Group
GP Education:
Breast awareness
Breast Cancer
Fee Assured
Not Fee Assured
