Mr Damir Kosutic
Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
MD, PhD, FRCS (Plast), Fellow of EBOPRAS
I am a Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon specialising in natural tissue breast reconstruction, lymphoedema microsurgery, skin cancer reconstruction and complex microsurgery. I work full-time at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, one of Europe’s largest cancer centres, where I help lead the development of complex microsurgical reconstruction services.
My expertise includes DIEP flap, PAP flap and thigh flap breast reconstruction, reconstruction following melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer surgery, and lymphoedema microsurgery. I was trained in lymphoedema surgery by Professor Cheng from Taiwan, a pioneer in this field. I also treat patients requiring facial palsy and facial reconstruction, migraine headache treatment, liposuction, lipofilling, abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), and reconstruction of the limbs, chest wall and abdominal wall following sarcoma surgery.
I completed advanced fellowships in breast reconstruction and perforator flap surgery with internationally recognised specialists including Professor Jaume Masia in Barcelona and Dr Robert Allen in New York, the inventor of the DIEP flap procedure. I also completed a microsurgical fellowship at Imperial College NHS, Charing Cross Hospital in London.
My training included working with leading perforator flap surgeons around the world, including Professor Ming-Huei Cheng in Taiwan and Professor Jaume Masia in Barcelona. This helped develop my specialist interest in complex microvascular reconstruction, particularly breast reconstruction, lymphoedema microsurgery, and limb and facial reconstruction.
Alongside my clinical work, I hold a PhD and a Master’s Degree in Biomedical Sciences and previously worked as an Assistant Professor at the University of Maribor in Slovenia.
I have published 43 scientific papers in international plastic surgery journals, including research into the use of CT angiograms and MRI scans to improve planning for perforator flap breast reconstruction surgery. My published work has been cited more than 160 times in medical literature.
I am a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the European Board of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. I am also a full member of EURAPS (European Association of Plastic Surgeons), and in 2011 I was awarded both the EURAPS Scholarship and an HCA Scholarship.
My approach is centred on providing clear advice, personalised care and treatment plans tailored to each patient’s needs and goals.
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Damir Kosutic at Spire include:
Plastic surgery
- Arm reduction and arm lift
- Breast enlargement
- Breast implant removal
- Breast reconstruction following mastectomy
- Breast reduction
- Breast uplift (mastopexy)
- Brow lift surgery
- Carpal tunnel syndrome surgery
- Dupuytren's contracture
- Ear pinning (pinnaplasty)
- Eyelid surgery or eyebag removal (blepharoplasty)
- Excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis) treatment
- Inverted nipple surgery
- Liposuction
- Male breast reduction surgery (gynaecomastia)
- Mole, cyst, wart and skin tag removal
- Neck lift
- Scar revision
- Thigh and buttock lift
- Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty)
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Additional information
Qualification and professional memberships
MD (MBBS) / Croatia(EU) / 2000
University of Zagreb School of Medicine-graduated within top 10% of class
MS degree / Croatia(EU) / 2005
Masters degree in Biomedical sciences, University of Zagreb, Croatia
PhD degree / Slovenia (EU) / 2009
PhD in Biomedical Sciences, University of Maribor, Slovenia
Fellow of EBOPRAS / Belgium and Germany / 2009
European Board of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery certified
GMC Specialist Register for Plastic Surgery / UK / 2010
Consultant/Specialist in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
FRCS (Plast) / UK / 2014
Fellow Royal College of Surgeons of England
Professional memberships
EURAPS active member – European Association of Plastic Surgeons
WSRM member- World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
Royal College of Surgeons of England - Fellowship
European Board of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery-Fellow
British Medical Association - BMA
General Medical Chamber of Slovenia
General Medical Chamber of Croatia
Professional leadership
EURAPS active Member-one of only 20 UK plastic surgery consultants
WSRM - active member
EURAPS best young European plastic surgeons award 2012
Editorial board-“Frontiers in Surgery” and “clinics in surgery: plastic surgery”
Reviewer: JPRAS-Journal of plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery Head and neck journal
Former Assistant professor, university of Maribor school of medicine, Slovenia(EU)
Current NHS posts
Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Christie NHS Foundation Trust/Cancer Centre, Manchester
Contact information
| Website | http://www.lymphedema.org.uk/ |
| Private secretary | Linda Stewart |
| Private secretary telephone | 0161 446 7054 |
| Private secretary email | drdamirsecretary@gmail.com |