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Mr Venkat Ramakrishnan
Consultant Plastic Surgeon
MS, FRCS, FRACS (Plastic Surgery)
Specialises in
I am a Consultant Plastic Surgeon at St Andrew’s Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns, Chelmsford, UK. Qualifying in medicine in 1983, I undertook comprehensive training in plastic surgery in Australia and have been practicing reconstructive and cosmetic plastic surgery since 1987. I am, among others, a member of the British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS), a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.
I have an international reputation for my work in microsurgical breast reconstruction and this forms my main commitment in the NHS. This is my area of expertise and I have made many presentations on the subject at both national and international level. I also have a special interest in cosmetic surgery, performing reconstructive breast surgery, cosmetic breast surgery, cosmetic facial surgery, liposculpting and bodylifts.
As of January 2016 I have performed over 1,000 operations on the NHS last year. The majority of these were major breast reconstruction procedures. In the last three years I have performed 130 abdominoplasties, 180 breast augmentations, 165 breast reductions and mastopexies, 107 removal and replacement of implants, 81 blepharoplasties and 107 breast reconstruction operations using DIEP & TUG flaps.
I am the head of the Breast Reconstruction Service at Mid Essex Trust Hospital. I am also Chair of the BSRM Microsurgical committee. I am also a member of the Project Board of the National Mastectomy & Reconstruction Audit for the Health Care Commission.
I was appointed in 2002 at the St Andrews Centre for Plastic surgery and have been involved in teaching and training registrars. I run a microsurgical fellowship for trainees, which has attracted local trainees and international fellows from Europe, Australia, New Zealand and India. I have organised the 9th International perforator course in 2004 and the 12th one in India in 2008. More recently I helped to organise the WRSM in Mumbai India in 2015.
I am Professor of Plastic Surgery at Anglia Ruskin University.
I welcome appropriate patients wishing to refer and pay for treatment themselves without the need for a GP letter of referral.
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Venkat Ramakrishnan at Spire include:
Cosmetic surgery
- Arm reduction and arm lift
- Breast enlargement
- Breast implant removal
- Breast reconstruction following mastectomy
- Breast reduction
- Breast uplift (mastopexy)
- Ear pinning (pinnaplasty)
- Eyelid surgery or eyebag removal (blepharoplasty)
- Face and skin treatments for men
- Inverted nipple surgery
- Liposculpture to treat lines and wrinkles
- Liposuction
- Liposuction for men
- Male breast reduction surgery (gynaecomastia)
- Scar revision
- Thigh and buttock lift
- Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty)
- Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) for men
Other treatments
Microsurgery for breast reconstruction, DIEP flaps and TUG flaps.
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COVID-19 testing or antibody tests are not available as a standalone service at Spire Wellesley Hospital.
Additional information
Clinical interests
Body
Breast
Ears
Eyes
Genitals
Breast surgery
Cosmetic breast surgery
Facial surgery
Non-surgical cosmetic treatment
Reconstructive surgery
Qualification and professional memberships
MBBS / Madras Medical College, India / 1983
Bachelor of Medicine/ Bachelor of Surgery
MS / . / 1986
MS
MS in General Surgery
FRACS / . / 1990
Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
FRCS, ENG / . / 1990
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, England
Professional memberships
BAAPS, British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
BAPRAS, British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Professional leadership
Research and publications
I contribute to the following journals on a regular basis:
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Journal of Plastic Surgery
- Annals of Plastic Surgery
I have published 133 articles to date in peer reviewed journals. I have also contributed chapters to three books.
I am on the editorial board of JPRAS, The Archives if Plastic Surgery and BJPS.
Please visit:
www.jpasurg.com
www.w-aps.org
www.baps.co.uk
Articles
BREAST RECONSTRUCTION - YOUR CHOICE’
Authors: Dick Rainsbury & Virginia Straker Published 2008
Class Publishing ISBN 978-1-85959-197-0. Chapter ‘Reconstruction of the Nipple and Areola’ by Venkat V Ramakrishnan and Diana E.M Slade-Sharman.
BREAST, ENDOCRINE AND SURGICAL ONCOLOGY: Editor Brendon J Coventry Published 2014
ISBN 978-1-4471-5421-1. Chapter ‘Breast Surgery’
Media Coverage
Chelmsford mother’s ordeal: ‘I wanted to reveal what having a mastectomy looks like’
March 14
UK doctor offers advanced breast cancer care
February 14
Rise in enquiries at plastic surgeon after Jolie mastectomy
May 13
Top plastic surgeons at conference in city
November 12
Charlottes blog - Charlotte is a 30 year old mother of three who carries the BRCA2 gene
November 12
My breast was rebuilt by a robot: After Colette’s mastectomy, a pioneering technique restored her confidence
December 2011
Southend Yellow Advertiser - A consultant surgeon from Essex feels “deeply flattered”…
June 2011
Breast Reconstruction – Your Choice
October 2010
Self-esteem regained for a cancer mother
October 2010
100 DIEP Flap Reconstruction Procedures performed by Mr Ramakrishnan
October 10
Britain’s top surgeons for breast cancer reconstruction surgery
August 10
Essex Clinician Recognised As One Of The Top 10 Breast Surgeons In The UK
August 10
June’s party with family - A cancer survivor celebrated her diamond wedding anniversary
July 10
Surgeons lead way in post cancer breast ops
October 09
The first bespoke breast augmentation
April 09
Reconstruction service is widely envied
October 08
Stem cell technique helps women grow their own implants
February 07
Current NHS posts
St Andrews Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns, Broomfield Hospital Chelmsford
Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Professor of Plastic Surgery at Anglia Ruskin University
Personal profile
I enjoy watching cricket and spending time with my family.
Contact information
| Telephone | Spire Wellesley insured patients: 01702 447 921, Spire Wellesley self pay patients: 01702 447 926 |
| Website | http://www.cosmeticsurgeryessex.com |
| Private secretary | Jo and Kelly |
| Private secretary telephone | 01245 463439 |
| Private secretary fax | 01245 461569 |
| Private secretary email | ramakrishnan@btconnect.com |