Miss Kalliope Valassiadou

Miss Kalliope Valassiadou

Consultant Breast Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Surgeon

MD, PhD


Specialises in

  • Breast cancer surgery
  • One stop breast clinic
  • Breast oncoplastic and reconstructive surgery
  • Sees adults only at Spire Nottingham Hospital

I am the most senior Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon in the Breast Unit – University Hospitals Leicester with over 25 years experience in breast cancer surgery and 14 years experience at Consultant Surgeon level. I have a particular interest in preventative breast surgery, surgical standards in breast screening and individualising cancer treatment to include patient choice and patient information.

At an early stage as a consultant and subsequently as Head of Service in Breast Surgery and Cancer Lead of the Breast Multidisciplinary Team in UHL (2006 - 2012) I have been involved in strategic change and implemented new surgical techniques in breast surgery UHL.

I have been a Surgical Professional Clinical Advisor for Public Health England Screening Quality Assurance Service (SQAS) in the East Midlands (2011 - 2017), introducing and developing surgical performance indicators in the East Midlands QA, which now form established national surgical performance indicators in Breast Screening SQAS, Public Health England.

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General Medical Council Number: 4651723

Treatment information

Some of the principal treatments carried out by Miss Kalliope Valassiadou at Spire include:

Breast care and surgery

Other treatments

  • Breast infection
  • Breast remodelling for cancer surgery – breast conserving surgery
  • Consultations for 2nd opinion
  • Partial breast reconstruction with local skin-fatty tissue flaps (own tissue)
  • Preventative breast surgery and reconstruction in high-risk individuals due to gene alterations and/or family history
  • Revision of breast reconstruction

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Additional information

Breast care

Patient Choice – Individualising treatment - patient information, non-invasive breast cancer (DCIS), surgical standards in breast screening, preventative breast surgery, partial breast reconstruction with own tissue, implant preservation in breast conserving surgery for cancer.

MD / Aristoteleion University of Thessalonica, Greece / 1991
Doctor of Medicine

PhD / University of Crete, Greece / 1999
Doctor of Philosophy


Professional memberships

Association of Breast Surgery UK

British Medical Association

Women in Surgery – Royal College of Surgeons

BASO (British Association of Surgical Oncology)

Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon, University Hospitals Leicester

I am committed to the inclusion and equality for women in surgery as well as all other aspects of life. I enjoy playing tennis at my local tennis club where I am also the safeguarding and diversity officer.