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Surgical Oncology

Dr. Ashutosh Kothari
Director – Breast Cancer and Reconstructive Surgery
Department
Surgical Oncology
Sub-Speciality
Breast Cancer and Onco-aesthetics
Qualification
M.B.B.S., M.S. (General Surgery), D.N.B. (General Surgery), MNAMS
Experience
Distinguished career spanning 30 years of experience in breast surgery

Dr. Ashutosh Kothari is an internationally renowned, comprehensively trained, certified, and accomplished Onco-Surgeon, who has focused purely on breast cancer, oncoplastic and reconstructive breast surgery and benign breast disease. 

Dr. Kothari completed his super-speciality training in surgical oncology at the prestigious Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai, India. He then moved to London and joined the Hedley Atkins Breast Unit, Guys & St. Thomas Hospital, the World’s first dedicated, stand-alone breast cancer unit. He trained thereunder the renowned Prof. Ian Fentiman and was subsequently appointed as a permanent member of staff.

Dr. Kothari is an advocate for early detection; he played a pivotal role in establishing the enhanced, rapid access, one-stop comprehensive breast care clinic in the public healthcare sector in the UK. This allowed women with breast symptoms to be diagnosed in under 2–3 hours. His work in this area was recognised globally, and BreastCare Magazine recognised his efforts as World Leader in the field. He was instrumental in setting up one of the first multi-disciplinary oncoplastic breast clinics in conjunction with the plastic surgeons, ensuring that patients received individualised, holistic, surgical advice. He also introduced LYMPHA surgery at Guy’s Hospital for the prevention of lymphoedema, significantly reducing its incidence. The data was successfully published in a high-impact international medical journal in 2023.

Dr. Kothari has one of the largest experiences of immediate whole breast reconstructions in Europe and has excellent long-term aesthetic results and his complication rates are one of the lowest in Europe. He is an advisor and key opinion leader to several breast implant and medical device manufacturing companies. Through this partnership with industry, he has worked with International corporations to develop and continues to develop several state-of-the-art products to help simplify breast reconstruction with a focus on tissue engineering and artificial intelligence.

Dr. Kothari is a core faculty and is frequently invited to teach and lecture at several International courses, symposia, masterclasses, and breast and aesthetic surgery cancer conferences across the world.

He has been and continues to be a principal/chief investigator in several first-in-man and International multicentre breast cancer trials. He has published over 50 articles in peer-reviewed International journals and has contributed to several International textbooks on breast cancer surgery and treatment.

Current positions:

  • Director, European Society of Surgical Oncology, Brussels, Belgium
  • Hon. senior lecturer, Kings College, London, UK
  • Onco-plastic & reconstructive breast surgeon, Guy’s & St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
  • Executive committee, Guys Tissue Bio-bank, London, UK
  • Executive committee, Union of European Medical Specialist - breast examination board
  • Course director, European Society of Surgical Oncology – breast oncoplastic and reconstructive training programme, London
  • European representative, Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (IASO)
  • Executive board member, Breast Reconstruction and Aesthetic Surgeons Association (BRASA)
  • Scientific committee member, Indian Cancer Genome Atlas Project, IISER, India
  • Executive board member, Asian Society of Mastology (ASOMA)
  • Editor-in-chief, Breast Global Journal, Online
  • Clinical tutor & examiner for the FEBS, European Board Specialist Examination in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery (UEMS) and General Surgical Oncology
  • Clinical Tutor Mch in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Training Programme, University of East Anglia, UK
  • Founder, Breast Global, an international online education, training, and research platform

Immediate past positions:

  • Clinical lead in breast surgery, Guy’s & St. Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
  • MDT chair, Guy’s & St. Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
  • Chair, South-East London Cancer Alliance, London, UK
  • Vice-chair, education and training committee, European Board of surgical oncology, Belgium

Areas of Expertise & Special Interest:

  • Partial and whole breast reconstruction
  • Complex reconstructive, restorative and regenerative surgery
  • Onco-aesthetic breast surgery
  • Aesthetic breast surgery for breast cancer survivors
  • Onco-fertility
  • Embryo preservation
  • Managing, counselling and treating women with a genetic predisposition to breast cancer
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