MEET YOUR SURGEON
Naren Basu was previously the Lead Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon at the QE Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital in Birmingham - one of the biggest breast services in the UK. During the height of COVID 19, he was a part of a team that helped deliver approximately 550 cancer operations as part of the NHS partnership with the Independent Sector. He has recently taken on the role of Transformation Lead for Breast services in Birmingham.
His specialist area is exclusively breast care, breast cancer surgery, breast cancer genetics and all breast related problems. As an Oncoplastic surgeon he integrates plastic surgical techniques into breast cancer surgery to preserve and enhance aesthetic outcomes without compromising disease control.
Naren’s area of interest is breast cancer genetics. He has written several book chapters on BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in breast cancer and on “Hereditary Breast Cancers”. He is part of the NHS Genomic Medicine Service Alliances efforts to embed genomics into patient pathways. Assessment of mammographic density and polygenic risk scores is part of the risk assessment he provides.
He qualified from St Bartholomew’s and the Royal London Hospital, London and undertook his surgical training in a number of prestigious hospitals in London. During his medical school training he undertook an additional degree to study the biology of cancer (Tumour Biology) at the University College London, for which he was awarded a First Class degree.
During his higher surgical training he completed a Master’s degree at Imperial College, London evaluating technological advances in surgery and the practical multi-disciplinary approach to implementing this technology.
He has gained additional training at internationally renowned units including Harvard Medical (Dana Farber Harvard Cancer Centre) and the Institut Curie, Paris for which he was awarded the Ronald Raven Travelling Fellowship. During the 2012 European Board of Surgery Exam (Breast) in Vienna, Austria he gained the highest marks and finished top amongst his peers.
In 2013 he was awarded the National Oncoplastic Fellowship for his year spent in Manchester. This fellowship, 1 of only 9 GMC recognised posts in the UK was carried out at the UK’s largest breast screening unit.
He was awarded a doctorate of medicine by University of Manchester for his research into risk factors for developing contralateral breast cancer amongst women with mutation in BRCA1 BRCA2 genes which culminated in the formulation of the Manchester Guidelines He has published extensively on risk-reducing surgery in high-risk patients and continues research into familial breast cancer. He recently published on the “Angelina Jolie” effect: Contralateral Mastectomies trends in high-risk patients.
He is an active trainer of the plastic and breast surgeons of the future at a national and international level. In addition, he holds the position of Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Birmingham and is responsible for training tomorrow’s doctors.
“We discussed a breast reduction for my 30JJ breast size. On each appointment Mr Basu was fantastic – he made no promises at all but honestly delivered on
every area! Cosmetically I look truly amazing, the scars are so thin, neat and fabulous. I don’t have back pain. I’m a new person. My breast size is now 34DD”
QUALIFICATIONS
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
GMC – The General Medical Council
The GMC registers doctors to practise medicine in the UK. Their purpose is to protect, promote and maintain the health and safety of the public by ensuring proper standards in the practice of medicine. They accomplish that by controlling entry to the medical register and setting the standards for medical schools and postgraduate education and training. They also determine the principles and values that underpin good medical practice and take firm but fair action where those standards have not been met. They have strong and effective legal powers designed to maintain the standards the public have a right to expect of doctors. They exist to protect patients.
The GMC Specialist Register is a register of doctors who are eligible to work as substantive, fixed term or honorary consultants in the health service in the UK. Doctors need to apply for entry onto the Specialist Register and meet the criteria set down in legislation. They will have completed a period of formal specialist training in the UK certified by the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (PMETB). Mr Basu is on the GMC specialist register for Surgery.
RCS(Eng) – The Royal College of Surgeons of England
The Royal College of Surgeons is a registered charity that is committed to enabling surgeons to achieve and maintain the highest standards of surgical practice and patient care. The College supervises surgical training, provides educational workshops, sets exams, promotes surgical research and acts as an advisory body to the Department of Health, amongst other roles. Mr Basu is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons.
BREAST CARE TEAM
Breast Care Nurse
Breast Radiologist
Breast Pathologist
Breast Oncologist
Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon
Breast plastic surgeon
Multi disciplinary Team
