Mr Debashis Ghosh
Mr Debashis Ghosh is a Consultant Breast and Oncoplastic Surgeon, with expertise in the surgical treatment of breast cancer, breast cancer screening, gynaecomastia surgery, and reviewing patients' family history.
Bio
Mr Debashis Ghosh is one of the UK’s top breast surgeons and is Divisional Director for Surgery at The London Clinic and practises as a Consultant Breast and Oncoplastic Surgeon within the One-stop Breast Clinic. He also leads breast services at Royal Free London and is Clinical Director of the Breast Pathway for NHS England’s North Central London Cancer Alliance.
Mr Ghosh’s particular areas of interest and expertise are in the surgical treatment of breast cancer, breast cancer screening, family history, benign breast disease, gynaecomastia, oncoplastic breast conservation, risk reducing surgery, revision surgery, breast reconstruction and intra-operative radiotherapy. He is known for his patient-centred, evidence-based approach, performing over 200 breast cancer operations and leading 1,000+ MDT discussions each year.
A distinguished graduate from Grant Medical College, Bombay University, India, Mr Ghosh brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to his practice. His journey includes higher specialist training in breast and oncoplastic surgery at The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge.
During a post-CCT Fellowship at the Royal Free Hospital London and a visiting fellowship at The Paris Breast Institute he honed his skills, especially in specialist techniques in oncoplastic surgery. Mr Ghosh also has the distinctive honour of holding a dual qualification from the European Board of Surgery in Breast and Surgical Oncology.
Mr Ghosh is actively involved in breast surgery research, including the use of portable gamma camera for sentinel node biopsies. He is also involved in trials using intraoperative radiotherapy, seed localisation and radioactive iodine. He is currently working on the use of fluorescence in cancer surgery.
Areas of expertise
- Breast cancer – treatment, screening, family history
- Benign breast disease
- Male breast cancer
- Specialised breast conservation surgery including chest wall perforator flaps and therapeutic mammoplasty
- Specialised lymphatic surgery to prevent lymphoedema
- Breast reconstruction, reduction and augmentation and lift plus fat grafting
- Oncoplastic reconstruction & symmetrisation
- Risk-reducing mastectomy
- Sentinel node biopsy, axillary clearance
- Male breast surgery (gynaecomastia)
- Cosmetic procedures – augmentation, uplift, nipple correction
- Intra-operative radiotherapy (IORT)
More information
146 Harley St London W1G 7LD
Mr Debashis Ghosh is available through The London Clinic's Connect service for video consultations.
- Divisional Director Surgery
The London Clinic - Consultant Breast and Oncoplastic Surgeon
Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust - Senior Lecturer
UCL Medical School - Clinical Lead – Breast Services
The Royal Free Hospital - Clinical Director Breast Pathways NCL Cancer Alliance
NHS England
- Treatment of breast cancer screening & family history
- Benign breast disease
- Reconstruction, symmetrisation, revision surgery
- Year qualified 1990
- Grant Medical College, Bombay, India 1985
- Master of Surgery, Bombay Institute of Medical Sciences 1995
- Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 1998
- MBBS (Honours), MS Surgery – India
- Higher Surgical Training – Leicester, Cambridge
- Fellowship in Breast Surgery – Royal Free Hospital
- FRCS (Edinburgh)
- FEBS (Breast Surgery)
- FEBS (Surgical Oncology)
- FRCS General Surgery (specialising in Breast)
- Visiting fellowships in top European centres
Mr Ghosh has:
- Led clinical research in fluorescence-guided surgery and intraoperative margin assessment
- Authored chapters in major surgical textbooks, including Kirk’s Operative Surgery
- Pioneered wire-free localisation techniques for breast surgery
- Introduced LYMPHA, a specialised microsurgical technique to prevent lymphoedema after axillary clearance
Mr Ghosh has experience featuring in various media platforms including: BBC, ITV Loose Women (2023), and has been interviewed by GQ, The Daily Mail, The Evening Standard, Women’s Health, The Daily Express, Tatler and Golf Chic.
