Dr Haresh Devalia: General surgery

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Dr Haresh Devalia

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Breast specialist

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Specialises in

Breast surgery

Bupa specialist

Breast specialist

About me

Mr Haresh Devalia among the first 10 breast surgeons certified in cosmetic breast surgery under the Royal College of Surgeons of England scheme.

In recognition of their exemplary work on perforator flaps for avoiding mastectomy, Mr Devalia and Mr Dani have won the award of Best Oncoplastic and Aesthetic breast surgeons, England.

Mr Devalia was certified as “Best student at National level in General Surgery” (August 1997) and was awarded a Gold Medal in the final examination for the Diploma of National Board.

Mr Devalia leads and chairs Breast Cancer –Kent ( TSSG) meetings to provide clinically approved, safe, evidence based and appropriate breast care across all NHS Kent hospitals. He takes special interest in education and development of NICE compliant evidence based guidance in breast cancer care.

He is an oncoplastic breast surgeon who takes special interest in teaching various types of breast reconstructions as well as breast aesthetic procedures.
He commenced his higher surgical training in Oxford Deanery and continued as a specialist registrar in Southwest Thames surgical rotation in the London Deanery. He worked as a senior registrar at the Royal Marsden Hospital.
After the completion of his training, he was appointed as a locum Consultant Breast and Oncoplastic surgeon at Royal Marsden Hospital before his substantive appointment at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust as the ‘Consultant Breast and Oncoplastic Surgeon’.

Areas of interest

Breast Pain
Breast Lump
Nipple Discharge
Family history
Genetic tests
Mastectomy
One stop clinic
Breast reconstruction and Cosmetic Breast Surgery

Medical secretaries

Karen Warren
The Spire Tunbridge Wells Hospital Fordcombe Road Fordcombe Tunbridge Wells TN3 0RD
020 7293 0317
07722 275780
01890 230340
kwarren@secretarialservices.co

Anaesthetists worked with

Dr Akintunde Dada Fee Assured

Tunbridge Wells Anaesthetic Group Not Fee Assured

About me

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

About my work

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My qualifications & training

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Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)

Procedures completed

T9020
Sentinel node mapping and sampling with blue dye and radioactive probe for breast cancer - (5-50)

KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
B3310
Drainage of breast abscess (including haematoma and seroma) - (1-5)

KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5) Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (1-5)
XR180
Ultrasound guided drainage of fluid collection - (1-5)

London Bridge Hospital (1-5)
B2820
Wide local excision of breast +/- local mobilisation of glandular breast tissue to fill surgical cavity - (1-5)
B2880
Excision biopsy of breast lesion after localisation - (1-5)

Spire Tunbridge Wells Hospital (1-5)
X3510
IV sedation administered by operator - (1-5)
XR121
Unilateral image guided vacuum assisted excision of breast lesion (with biopsy) - (1-5)

London Bridge Hospital (1-5)
S4910
Adjustment to skin expander in subcutaneous tissue - (1-5)

KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
XR110
Ultrasound guided biopsy(ies) - (1-5)
B3140
Therapeutic mammoplasty for breast cancer - (1-5)

Spire Tunbridge Wells Hospital (1-5)
B2710
Radical mastectomy (including block dissection) - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (1-5)
S0633
Excision of lesion of skin or subcutaneous tissue - up to three, Trunk & Limbs (excluding lipoma) - (1-5)
B3035
Removal and/or reinsertion of prosthesis into the breast (including capsulectomy) - bilateral - (1-5)

Spire Tunbridge Wells Hospital (1-5)
T8620
Sampling of axillary lymph nodes - (1-5)
T8520
Block dissection of axillary lymph nodes (axillary clearance) levels 1 to 3 - (1-5)
B3034
Removal and/or reinsertion of prosthesis into the breast (including capsulectomy) - unilateral - (1-5)
B2915
Reconstruction of breast using extended latissimus dorsi flap (including delayed reconstruction) - (1-5)
B2780
Simple mastectomy (including axillary node biopsy) - unilateral - (1-5)
B3580
Nipple areola complex reconstruction +/- liposuction and fat transfer - (1-5)

Spire Tunbridge Wells Hospital (1-5)
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