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Mr Santosh Kumar Somasundaram

Consultant Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Breast Surgeon

Mr Santosh Kumar Somasundaram

Consultant Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Breast Surgeon

About Mr Santosh Kumar Somasundaram

Personal Profile

Having trained in general surgery in the North East Thames deanery and at West Middlesex University Hospital, he completed his Fellowship exams in 2014 with sub-specialty interest in Breast Surgery. He completed an Oncoplastic Fellowship at the Nightingale Centre in Manchester prior to being appointed as a Consultant Oncoplastic Surgeon and Reconstructive Breast Surgeon at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay in 2018.

He also has research experience having performed breast cancer related research at University College London. He has presented his research work in various National and International conferences, won awards and has several peer reviewed publications.

His specialty is in the assessment and management of benign and malignant breast conditions in both women and men. He is skilled in oncoplastic and reconstructive surgical techniques in breast cancer surgery and also performs cosmetic surgeries, predominantly breast reductions and mastopexies (breast lift).

He is well liked by his patients and colleagues and has always been appreciated for his calm demeanour, work ethic, decision making and surgical skills.

Clinical Interests



 

Professional Memberships

General Medical Council
Royal college of Surgeons of England (RCSEng)
Association of Breast Surgery (ABS)
British Medical Association (BMA)

Clinical Interests

Assessment and management of breast symptoms – lump, pain, nipple discharge, abscess etc

Breast Cancer Surgery

Breast conserving surgery (Wide local excisions)
Level 1 and level 2 oncoplastic techniques
Partial breast reconstruction using chest wall perforator flaps
Simple mastectomies
Skin or nipple sparing mastectomies with implant or Latissimus Dorsi flap reconstruction
Axillary surgery – Sentinel lymph node biopsies, Axillary lymph node clearance
Nipple reconstruction

Cosmetic Breast Surgery
Breast reductions
Breast lift (mastopexy)

Other

Breast implant removal
Duct excision for nipple discharge.
Lipomodelling
 

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Languages spoken

English

GMC number

6083603
A General Medical Council (GMC) number is a unique ID that shows a specialist is officially registered and approved to practice medicine in the UK.

Qualifications

MBBS, DNB, FRCS (Eng)

Professional memberships

General Medical Council
Royal college of Surgeons of England (RCSEng)
Association of Breast Surgery (ABS)
British Medical Association (BMA)

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