An initial consultation with Miss Kalliope Valassiadou is from £200.
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.
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
- Breast health risk assessment
- Breast implant removal
- Breast lump investigation
- Breast lump removal
- Breast reconstruction following mastectomy
- Breast reduction
- Breast uplift (mastopexy)
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy and lymph node removal
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
Clinical interests
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.
Qualification and professional memberships
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
Current NHS posts
Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon, University Hospitals Leicester
Personal profile
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.
Contact information
| Telephone | For appointments at Spire Nottingham Hospital 0115 937 7735 |
| Private secretary telephone | 0115 937 7800 |
| Private secretary email | ntgmedsecs@spirehealthcare.com |