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Mr Philip Brookes
Consultant Breast Surgeon
MBChB, FRCS
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Languages spoken
English
I qualified from Birmingham University Medical School and trained in general surgery largely in the West Midlands region. I undertook additional training in Western Australia, prior to commencing his NHS consultant post. This exposed me to educational opportunities not available in the UK, such as the routine performance of sentinel node biopsy, a procedure which is only now becoming standard NHS practice.
I subsequently then became the lead clinician for the development of this service in Walsall, I was appointed Consultant General and Breast Surgeon in Walsall Manor Hospital in May 2005. Since then I have been instrumental in the reorganisation of the Breast Service and represent Walsall at the Network Site Specific Group for Breast Cancer.
I am now the Lead Clinician for Breast Cancer at Walsall Hospitals NHS Trust and maintain my general surgical skills with a regular outpatient clinic, operating list and on-call commitments. I offer a full range of breast and general surgical procedures.
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Philip Brookes at Spire include:
Breast care and surgery
- Breast lump investigation
- Breast lump removal
- Breast reconstruction following mastectomy
Other treatments
- Assessment and treatment of benign and malignant breast disease
- Development of sentinel node biopsy of the axilla as a method of staging breast cancer
- Investigation and management of common general surgical conditions
- Spire Little Aston one-stop breast care clinic
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Benign breast problems
Breast cancer
Breast cancer
Breast disease
Qualification and professional memberships
Professional memberships
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
British Medical Association
West Midlands Chapter of Breast Surgeons
Member of the ABS @ BASO (the Association of Breast Surgeons @ British Association of Surgical Oncology)
Current NHS posts
Walsall Manor Hospital NHS Trust
Personal profile
I am married to Isobel, a paediatric specialist registrar at Birmingham Children's Hospital, and we have three children, Thomas, James and William. My interests include sport, cooking, cinema, scuba diving and travelling.
Contact information
| Telephone | 0121 580 7119 |