Professor Kefah Mokbel : Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon, London

Specialist in the diagnosis and management of diseases of the breast, including breast cancer and cosmetic breast surgery.

Professor Kefah Mokbel MS, FRCS specialises in the diagnosis and management of diseases of the breast, including breast cancer and cosmetic breast surgery. He is currently the Lead Breast Surgeon at The London Breast Institute of The Princess Grace Hospital and Consultant Breast Surgeon at St. George’s Hospital in London. He is also Professor of Breast Cancer Surgery (Honorary) at The Brunel Institute of Cancer Genetics and Pharmacogenomics. He was named one of Tatler magazines "Top Breast Surgeons" in their 2006 and 2007 Best Doctors Guide. In November 2010 he was named in the Times magazine's Britain's Top Doctor Guide.

Press and media coverage

Prof. Kefah Mokbel has been also featured in many publications and interviews in the national and international media including:

The Times

• Nip cancer in the bud

• City-dwellers ‘prone to breast cancer’

• Breast cancer surges in under 40s

• Interview: Emma Tennant: Rewriting the ending

• US lifts 14-year ban on silicone breast implants
  
  

The Sunday Times

• New breasts in 8 months 
  
  

The Telegraph

• 'Women should be screened at 40'

• Digital test 'doubles' tumour detection rate
  
  

The Guardian

• 'It's the biggest health fear for women today'
  
  

The Daily Mail

• The cancer rethink that could let thousands of women keep their breasts

• Drinking is blamed for soaring number of breast cancer cases

• Gym suspends 'misleading' heat scans for breast cancer

• A third of breast cancer screening units miss their targets
  
  

The BBC

• 'Ethnic minorities less breast aware'

• Men seeking breast reductions

• Right bra 'could halt breast ops'
  
  

NBC Washington

• Stem cell boob jobs the next breast thing
  
  

Cancer Research UK News

• Early trials begin for new breast-growing technique
  
  

ABC News

• Will stem cells help breast cancer survivors regain breasts?
  
  

Also on Radio 4, ITV and Sky News
 

Professor Mokbel's qualifications and appointments

He graduated from the University of London in 1990. After four years of basic surgical training at London teaching hospitals (the Royal Marsden, Charing Cross, and the Chelsea and Westminster Hospitals), he qualified as a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS, England) in 1994. His higher surgical training in breast surgery was carried out in London (St. Mary’s and Barts, and The Royal London Hospitals). In 2000 he completed his accreditation and gained the certificate of completion of specialist training in general surgery with a special interest in breast and endocrine surgery. In 2000, he was also granted the Master of Surgery (MS) degree by The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine for his research in the field of molecular biology of breast cancer.

Following this specialist accreditation, he was appointed as a Consultant Breast and Endocrine Surgeon to St. George’s Hospital, and an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Surgery. In 2002, he was appointed a Professor at The Brunel Institute of Cancer Genetics and Pharmacogenomics (Brunel University, London, UK) in recognition of his contribution to breast cancer research. In 2005, he was appointed as a Reader in Breast Surgery at St. George’s University of London in recognition of his outstanding research contribution in the field of breast cancer.

Clinical interests in breast cancer and breast disease

Professor Mokbel's main clinical interests include the early detection of breast cancer, the fast-track diagnosis of breast lumps, breast cancer surgery including breast reconstruction and sentinel node biopsy, cosmetic breast surgery including breast enlargement, breast reduction and mastopexy (breast lift), breast cancer prevention, family history, breast pain and nipple discharge.

You can read more about Professor Mokbel's specialities at his website:

• Breast cancer

• Self examination

• Breast lumps

• Mastalgia (breast pain)

• Breast infection

• Breast reduction

• Breast augmentation

• Hormone replacement therapy

• Nipple discharge

• Gynecomastia
   

Research interests

Professor Mokbel's main research interest lies in the field of molecular biology and the clinical management of breast cancer. He has had over 170 papers published in the medical literature and has written 10 educational books. He is a member of the editorial board of several international medical journals. He also has an active research and teaching programme at The London Breast Institute, St. George’s Hospital and Medical School, and The Brunel Institute of Cancer Genetics and Pharmacogenomics. He also supervises undergraduates and postgraduate research degrees.

Professor Mokbel lectures nationally and internationally and teaches the techniques of modern breast surgery, including skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction, mammary ductoscopy and sentinel node biopsy.  

Professor Mokbel is also the founder and president of Breast Cancer Hope; a UK-based charity dedicated to improving the quality and quantity of life of breast cancer patients.

View a comprehensive listing of Professor Mokbel's publications.