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An initial consultation with Mr Joe O'Donoghue is from £200.
Mr Joe O'Donoghue
Consultant Plastic Surgeon
MB, MCh, FRCSI, FRCS (Plast)
Specialises in
- Breast enlargement surgery
- Breast reduction surgery
- Breast asymmetry correction and rejuvenation surgery
- Secondary corrective breast surgery
- Tummy tuck, arm and thigh surgery, liposuction
I have been in Consultant practice both in the NHS and the private sector since 1999. My training included specialist fellowships in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery in London, and in all areas of modern breast surgery practice at the Marie Curie Institute in Paris.
Within my private practice, I have extensive experience in all areas of breast and body surgery with over 20 years' experience, including breast enlargement, breast rejuvenation surgery following weight loss and pregnancies, complex congenital and developmental breast asymmetries, breast reduction and breast lifting surgery. I also regularly perform corrective breast surgery on patients from other institutions who have unsatisfactory outcomes.
Further to this, I have extensive experience in the use of fat grafting (lipomodelling) techniques.
I also have significant experience in abdominal wall rejuvenation surgery including abdominoplasty ('tummy tuck'), mini abdominoplasty, body lifting, thigh and arm reduction surgery and liposuction following pregnancies and massive weight loss after gastric bypass/banding procedures.
I am a member of the British Association of Plastic, Reconstruction and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS), the Association of Breast Surgeons (ABS) and the European Association of Plastic Surgeons (EURAPS). I am also Certified in Cosmetic Surgery and Non-Surgical Cosmetic Procedures by the Royal College of Surgeons Cosmetic Surgery Certification Scheme.
Within my NHS practice, I am an expert in breast reconstruction and in particular the use of microvascular techniques to solve particularly challenging problems. I was also the clinical lead for the breast cancer service at my NHS Trust for four years.
Throughout my career I have been involved in a large number of national committees with BAPRAS and EURAPS aimed at improving the teaching, training and regulation of plastic surgery. As a result I was the recipient of a national silver award from the Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards in 2021. I am a member of a number of national and international expert panels on breast implants and regularly provide my expert opinion to the courts in clinical negligence cases. In addition, I have published extensively in the plastic and breast surgery scientific literature.
My privacy notice is accessible via my medical secretary.
General Medical Council Number: 4303037
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Joe O'Donoghue at Spire include:
Cosmetic surgery
- Anti-wrinkle treatment by injection
- Arm reduction and arm lift
- Breast enlargement
- Breast implant removal
- Breast lump investigation
- Breast lump removal
- Breast reconstruction following mastectomy
- Breast reduction
- Breast uplift (mastopexy)
- Brow lift surgery
- Chin implant
- Cosmetic fat transfer
- Ear pinning (pinnaplasty)
- Eyelid surgery or eyebag removal (blepharoplasty)
- Face and skin treatments for men
- Ganglion removal surgery
- Inverted nipple surgery
- Labial reduction surgery (vaginal reshaping)
- Liposuction
- Liposuction for men
- Male breast reduction surgery (gynaecomastia)
- Mastectomy
- Mole, cyst, wart and skin tag removal
- Neck lift
- Scar revision
- Thigh and buttock lift
- Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty)
- Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) for men
Other treatments
- Lower body lift
- Mini abdominoplasty
- Secondary correction of unsatisfactory cosmetic breast procedures
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Important information about Covid-19 tests
COVID-19 testing or antibody tests are not available as a standalone service at Spire Washington Hospital.
Additional information
Clinical interests
Breast surgery
Cosmetic breast surgery
Facial surgery
Plastic surgery
Reconstructive surgery
Qualification and professional memberships
MBBS / University College Galway, Ireland / 1988
Bachelor of Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology
MMedSci / University College Galway, Ireland, / 1992
Masters in Medical Science
FRCSI / Ireland / 1992
Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland
MCH / University College Galway, Ireland / 1995
Masters in Surgery
FRCS(Plas) / Fellow of Surgical Royal Colleges (Intercollegiate Fellowship) / 1997
Fellow of Surgical Royal Colleges (Intercollegiate Fellowship) in Plastic Surgery
Fellow of Surgical Royal Colleges (Intercollegiate Fellowship) in Plastic Surgery
Professional memberships
British Association of Plastic Reconstruction and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS)
Association of Breast Surgeons (ABS)
European Association of Plastic Surgeons (EURAPS)
Professional leadership
Breast cancer services lead at Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust for four years
Editor in Chief of the international plastic surgery scientific journal JPRAS Open for six years until December 2022
Honorary Secretary of BAPRAS for four years
Chair of the BAPRAS breast special interest group and Chair of the BAPRAS Education committee for three years each
Current NHS posts
Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust
Personal profile
My outside interests include skiing, sailing and golf and I play the saxophone.
Financial interests
Contact information
| Telephone | 0191 418 8687 |
| Website | https://www.newcastle-hospitals.nhs.uk/consultants/mr-joe-odonoghue/ |
| Private secretary | Lesley Leck |
| Private secretary telephone | 0191 2291545 |
| Private secretary email | lesley.leck@talktalk.net |