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Consultant Profile

Mr Constantinos Yiangou

Name:
Mr Constantinos Yiangou BSc, MB, BS, FRCS, FRCS (Gen Surg)
Practising at:
Spire Portsmouth Hospital
Specialties:
  • Breast care
    • Breast cancer
    • Benign breast problems
  • General surgery
    • Thyroid disease
    • Parathyroid disease
    • Endocrine surgery
    • Breast surgery
Special clinical interests:
Sentinel lymph node biopsy
Early detection and treatment of breast cancer
Risk assessment and screening for those with a family history of breast cancer
Surgery with minimal scarring to provide a good cosmetic result
Diagnosis and treatment of thyroid disease including thyroid cancer
Research interests:
Sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer
Genetic alterations in breast cells which lead to the development of breast cancer
Evaluation of new drug therapies for breast cancer
Improving the accuracy of pre-operative diagnosis of thyroid nodules
Current NHS and /or university posts:

Associate Medical Director, Chief of Surgery nad Consultant Breast and Endocrine Surgeon at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS trust

Honorary Senior Lecturer in Surgery, University of Portsmouth

Year of first medical qualification:
1987
Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies:

Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons of England

Fellow of The Association of Surgeons of Great Britain & Ireland

Member of BASO The Association for Cancer Surgery

Member of The Association of Breast Surgery at BASO

Member of The Brtiish Medical Association

Member of the British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons

Member of the UK Breast Intergroup

Member of the National Breast Faculty

 

 
Contact Details 
Telephone number to make a private appointment:
02380 403541
Private secretary:
Carrie Yiangou
Private secretary telephone number:
02380 403541
Private secretary email address:
 
Background Information 
Professional profile:

Graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School, University of London.
Specialised in General Surgery and Surgical Oncology in various London Hospitals.

Portsmouth Hospitals Trust

Appointed Consultant Surgeon to Portsmouth Hospitals in 1999

Clinical Director of Breast, Endocrine and Plastic Surgery (2004-2009)

Associate Medical Director (2010-)

Chief of Surgery (2010-)

Lead Clinician for Breast Cancer

Lead Clnician for Thyroid Cancer

Member of the Breast Screening Unit's Management Team

Supervisor of several audit projects conducted by junior doctors and nurses

Specialty tutor for general surgery

In charge of the Surgical SpR training at Portsmouth Hospitals Trust

Educational Supervisor of the Breast & Endocrine SpRs including the Breast Oncoplastic Fellow

Clinical Supervisor of several junior doctors (FY2 to ST/CT2 levels)

Honorary Senior Lecturer, Academic Surgnical Unit, University of Portsmouth since March 2002

Clinical and laboratory based research in various aspects of breast and thyroid cancers

Regular teaching of SpRs in Wessex in specialties of General Surgery, Oncology and Head & Neck surgery.

Member of the panel of the Portsmouth Area Medical Forum

Member of the STC for General Surgery of the Wessex Institute/Deanery, representing Portsmouth

Participation in national and international trails on various aspects of breast cancer management

Instructor of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (ATLS, BSS courses and SLN biopsy)

Member of the National Breast Faculty (in charge of the implementation of the new SpR breast curriculum)

Author of local and regional guidelines for the management of breast and thyroid cancers

Reviewer of papers for surgical journals, in particular the European Journal of Sugical Oncology

Trainer of the Royal College of Surgeons of England on sentinel lymph node biopsy

Instructor of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, teaching regularly on ATLS and Basic Surgical Skills courses

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Mr Constantinos Yiangou

Mr Constantinos Yiangou Breast care & General surgery Consultant, Portsmouth, private hospital specialist.

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