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An initial consultation with Mr Simon Pain is from £240.
Mr Simon Pain
Consultant General Surgeon
MB BChir FRCS
Specialises in
- Breast lump investigation and surgery
- Hernia surgery
- Ingrown toenail surgery
- Thyroid and parathyroid disease
- Endocrine surgery
Mr Pain completed his training at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge prior to taking up a consultant post at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital in 2003.
Breast Disease: Mr Pain believes strongly in the multi-disciplinary management of breast disease. All breast cancer cases presenting to him at Spire Norwich Hospital are fully discussed in team meetings at the University Hospital site. He is a strong advocate of introducing new techniques such as sentinel lymph node biopsy and immediate breast reconstruction (performed jointly with the plastic surgeons).
Endocrine Surgery: Mr Pain offers the full range of management to surgical problems affecting the thyroid and parathyroid glands, including minimally invasive parathyroid surgery.
General Medical Council Number: C3583382
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Simon Pain at Spire include:
General surgery
- Hernia surgery
- Ingrown toenail surgery
Breast care and surgery
- Breast lump removal
- Breast reconstruction following mastectomy
- Breast health risk assessment
- Breast lump investigation
Other treatments
- Breast cancer
- Benign breast problems
- Thyroid disease
- Endocrine surgery
- Breast surgery
- Hernia repair surgery
- Parathyroid disease
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Important information about COVID-19 tests
Spire Norwich Hospital is only able to provide COVID-19 tests to patients undergoing surgery at our hospital. COVID-19 testing or antibody tests are not available as a standalone service.
Additional information
Clinical interests
Benign breast problems
Breast cancer
Breast surgery
Endocrine surgery
Hernia repair surgery
Parathyroid disease
Thyroid disease
Breast surgery: management of breast cancer, benign breast lumps, breast pain, family history, screening in younger women and gynaecomastia in men Immediate breast reconstruction - jointly with plastic surgeons Endocrine surgery: thyroid and parathyroid, thyroid disease and minimally invasive parathyroid surgery General Surgery: hernia repair, lumps and bumps, in-growing toe nails
Qualification and professional memberships
Professional memberships
Member of the Association of Breast Surgeons
Position on the advisory panel for NICE (National Institute of Clinical Excellence)
Reviewed Breast Units at other hospitals as part of the National Peer Review process
Research and publications
Sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer Breast cancer-related lymphoedema Ductal carcinoma in-situ (DCIS) Hormonal therapy in management of breast cancer Breast reconstruction
Current NHS posts
Consultant Surgeon, Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust
Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of East Anglia (UEA)
Honorary Associate Professor, St George's University of the Carribean
Chair of Anglia Cancer Network Breast Group
Core Committee Member of Online MS degree in Onco-plastic Breast Surgery at the UEA
Contact information
| Telephone | 01603 255574 |
| Private secretary telephone | 01603 866130 |