Dr Raghavan Vidya
Consultant General Surgeon
MS, MD, FRCS (Eng), FRCS (Gen Surg)
Specialises in
I have worked as a Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon since the completion of higher surgical training in 2006 and I have expertise in the management of benign and malignant breast diseases. I have excellent feedback from patients demonstrating the high-quality service which I deliver as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
I specialise in benign breast diseases (breast pain, nipple discharge etc.); breast cancer; breast reconstruction including new methods of muscle sparing reconstruction; breast oncoplasty (breast reshaping, augmentation, reduction, Lipofilling); axillary disease (sentinel node biopsy) and hernia (all types).
I work at Royal Wolverhampton Hospital and practice at Spire Hospital (Little Aston) treating full array of breast diseases. I perform breast surgery incorporating oncoplastic techniques and breast reconstruction in my practice. My specialist interests includes Oncoplastic Breast surgery & Minimal axillary surgery.
I have been part of a multi-centre European Group in pioneering new method breast reconstruction which I call the 'Muscle sparing Breast reconstruction (Flip and Flop Technique)' which is relatively painless. I regularly attend local, national and international breast meetings to keep up with the developments in the field. I also have special interest in breast cancer research.
I am proud to work as an Honorary lecturer at the University of Birmingham.
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Dr Raghavan Vidya at Spire include:
Breast care and surgery
- Breast implant removal
- Breast lump investigation
- Breast lump removal
- Breast reconstruction following mastectomy
- Cancer tests
- Mastectomy
General surgery
- Hernia surgery
- Hydrocele surgery
- Inverted nipple surgery
- Mammogram (mammography)
- Mastectomy
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy and lymph node removal
Other treatments
- Axilla- sentinel node biopsy, axillary clearance
- Breast augmentation
- Breast cancer treatment - lumpectomy, mastectomy
- Breast lipomodelling
- Breast oncoplasty
- Breast reconstruction
All breast surgery expect microvascular surgery for being breast disease and breast cancer.
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Breast
Breast cancer
Breast care
Hernia repair surgery
Qualification and professional memberships
MD / Madras University, India / 1990
Qualified from Madras University Higher Surgical Training in Wessex and West Midlands
Professional memberships
Association of Surgeons of Great Britain & Ireland
Association of Breast Surgeons, UK
British Association of Surgical Oncology
Member of British Hernia Society
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Professional leadership
National Member of Chemotherapy & Pharmacotherapy Group, NCRI, UK
National Member of Academic Group Breast Group, ABS, UK
Research and publications
Iqbal FM, Basit A, Salem F, Vidya R. Feeling blue, going green and finding other attractive alternatives: a case of biphasic anaphylaxis to patent blue and a literature review of alternative sentinel node localisation methods. BMJ Case Rep. 2015 Dec 15;2015. pii: bcr2015213107. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-213107.
Smith IE, Johnson L, Prasad M, Absar S, Vidya R, et al On behalf of the POETIC Trialists. Trial of perioperative endocrine therapy: Individualizing care (POETIC). J Clin Oncol 29: 2011.
Fakeye VO, John AR, Jambulingam PS, Vidya R. Pre-operative diagnosis of obturator hernia: a report of two cases. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2010 Jan;92(1):W1-2. doi: 10.1308/147870810X476601.
Current NHS posts
Hon Senior Lecturer, Birmingham University.
Consultant Oncoplastic Breast and General Surgeon, Royal Wolverhampton Hospital.
Personal profile
I enjoy walking, playing and watching cricket.
Contact information
| Private secretary email | missrvidya@gmail.com |