Mr Haresh Devalia
Qualifications
MBBS, MS, DNB, MSc (Cardiff), FRCs ced, FRCS
GMC number: 5201586
Practising since: 1995
Specialties
General Surgery
Consultation times
- Adhoc clinics
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About
Mr Devalia is a fully accredited breast and oncoplastic surgeon and is on the GMC's Specialist Register. his papers on clinical management of breast cancer and techniques, have been published in several medical journals.
He commenced his higher surgical training in Oxford Deanery and continued as a specialist registrar in the London Deanery. he trained at various hospitals including St. Georges Hospital (London), Ashford & St.Peter's Hospital (Chertsey), the Royal Surrey County hospital (Guildford), and worked as a senior registrar in the oncoplastic breast unit at the Royal Marsden Hospital (Sutton).
After the completion of his training, he was appointed as a Locum Consultant at the Royal Marsden Hospital before his substantive appointment at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust as the 'Consultant breast and oncoplastic surgeon'.
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, India.
Mr Devalia specializes in the following procedures at Nuffield Health Hospital Tunbridge Wells:
Special interests
Mr Devalia's main clinical interests lie in the field of breast surgery including the early detection of breast cancer, minimal, access breast surgery, the sentinel node biospy, skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction, delayed reconstruction, breast enlargement, breast reduction, mastopexy and nipple reconstruction. He also performs breast lipomodelling (fat transfer).
Personal interests
Golf and swimming.
Treatments and tests offered by Mr Haresh Devalia at Nuffield Health
- Breast reconstruction
- Sentinel node biopsy
- Breast reduction
- Breast oncology
- Breast augmentation (enlargement)
- Lateral intercostal artery perforator (LICAP) Flap breast reconstruction
Locations Mr Haresh Devalia works with
Related experience
Research
Mr Devalia has published in various peer-reviewed and international literatures. He carries out his research at London Research Institute on oncological safety of preserving the skin envelope in patients undergoing mastectomy and immedicate breast reconstruction for breast cancer. It was subsequently evaluated by a prospective patient survey which showed extremely high statisfaction.
Memberships
- British Medical Association
- Royal College of Surgeons (Ed)
- British Association of Surgical Oncologists
Other posts held
- Consultant Breast and Oncoplastic Surgeon, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Hospital
- Breast cancer lead and MDT Chair
Insurers Mr Haresh Devalia works with
Mr Haresh Devalia works with the following private medical insurance providers:
- Bupa
- AXA Health
- Cigna
- The Exeter Friendly
- Vitality Health (Pru Health)
- Aviva Health
- WPA
- Health-on-Line