Personal Profile
His passion is oncoplastic surgery and breast reconstruction. He has performed more than a thousand oncoplastic and reconstructive procedures on the breast. He was the Quality Assurance Lead Surgeon for the entire London Breast Screening Program for 7 years and part of a national working group on developing guidelines on indeterminate breast lesions. He has peer-reviewed publications on implant based breast reconstruction. He has visited many national and international breast cancer units over the years. He maintains his professional skills and knowledge through regular conferences, master classes and workshops. He helps promote understanding of breast cancer treatments through regular presentations to GPs, nurses and allied healthcare professionals.
Mr Desai’s expertise includes diagnosis and management of benign and malignant breast conditions. He uses various oncoplastic techniques when treating breast cancer and has extensive experience in breast reconstruction using implants, Surgimend and Braxon mesh, muscle transfer (latissimus dorsi). He has a busy aesthetic breast practice performing numerous breast augmentations, mastopexies (uplift), breast reductions.
Mr Desai was mentioned as one of the top 250 UK consultants in The Tatler magazine in 2013. He believes in striving for perfection and his high standards are widely acknowledged.