Welcome to our breast surgery website page. We hope you find this information helpful.  

The Breast Surgery Department specialises in diagnosing and managing breast disorders, and where necessary breast surgery is conducted to remove cancerous tumours and lymph nodes.  If breast surgery is required this is currently being carried out at the County Hospital in Hereford.

The County Hospital offers 10 new patient clinics every week allowing excellent access to the breast services.

These are specialist ‘one stop’ clinics where full diagnostics, including ultrasound, mammograms and biopsies are carried out in one visit, wherever possible.

Breast abscesses can usually be treated in clinic on an outpatient basis. Clinics also provide advice on family history.

Patient information

We provide information at your appointment and we also have some information available on the patient library website page.

GP information

Wye Valley NHS Trust’s Breast Team provides a Breast Pain (Mastalgia) Clinic to help better manage what is a quite common condition and this information is for GPs referring in to this service. WVT Matalgia clinic - information for GPs 

Outline of the department

The department has three dedicated Breast Surgeons, a Breast Physician Associate, a Specialty Doctor Breast Surgeon and a Breast Nurse Practitioner             

• Mr Kaustuv Das (Consultant Breast Surgeon)
• Mr Ahmed Morad (Locum Consultant Breast Surgeon)
• Mrs Huma Irshad (Locum Consultant Breast Surgeon)
• Mr Claudiu Bucata (Specialty Doctor Breast Surgeon)
• Dr Pamela Young  (Breast Physician)
• Mrs Vidya Chandran (Visiting Breast Consultant) 

Breast surgeons are supported by the Breast Care Nurses, who provide a specialist service for patients following a diagnosis of breast cancer. Services provided include:

• Information on treatment options and post-operative problems
• Support; one to one support for emotional and psychological issues, as well as practical problems
• Specialist advice for lymphoedema (mild and uncomplicated, related to breast cancer) and breast reconstruction, prosthetic fitting and assessments. 

The nurses are in attendance at breast clinics and are available in the Macmillan Renton Unit 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.

Links with other departments

The department also has links with the following areas:

Radiology

The Radiology department supports by providing essential imaging for diagnosis, staging, and guiding surgical procedures, including mammograms, ultrasounds, and MRIs, all of which help identify and characterise breast abnormalities. 

Provided by Dr Usha Chalasani (Consultant Breast Radiologist) and Sharon Watkin (Advanced Clinical Practitioner). 

• Secretary: Lisa Middleton – 01432 805874  (available 9am-5pm Tue-Fri) 

Breast Oncology Services

Provided by Dr Jessica Bailey (Consultant Clinical Oncologist) and Dr Daniel Nelmes (Consultant in Medical Oncology). 

Hereford secretaries:

• Donna Holmes - Telephone: 01432 355444 ext 5751
• Kathy Brown - Telephone: 0300 422 3830
• Email - wvt.oncologymedsec@nhs.net 

Gloucester secretaries:

• Email - ghn-tr.oncology.admin2@nhs.net 

Breast reconstruction and oncoplastic surgery 

Services provided locally include Mammoplasties, Implant reconstruction, Lattismus Dorsi Flap reconstruction, fat transfer (lipofilling) and symmetrisation reduction. 

DIEP Flap Reconstruction - Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Birmingham

Provided by Mr Govindan Srinivasan (Consultant Plastic Surgeon). 

• Secretary: Debbie Torrance – 0121 371 4898 

Genetic service

Provided by Lucy Burgess at the Clinical Genetics Unit, Birmingham Women's Hospital. 

• Telephone:  0121 4721377 

Lymphoedema specialist services 

Breast cancer patients with more complicated lymphoedema problems can be referred to the above service based at Sarum House in Hereford and providing outreach clinics. 

Contact: Emma Hope, Stephanie Powell and Shirley Taylor Lymphoedema CNS 

• Email: specialistnurses.admin@nhs.net(preferred contact)