Professional profile

Mr Haresh Devalia works in partnership with Mr Mohsin Dani and together they provide the highest quality breast care. They ensure all their patients are seen within 24 hours in a one-stop breast clinic.

Mr Devalia is one of the first ten breast surgeons to be certified in cosmetic breast surgery under the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He takes pride in being educational supervisor for higher surgical trainees, teaching and training them in cosmetic as well as constructive procedures. 

Mr Mohsin Dani and Mr Devalia work together to perform the advanced technique of breast conservative surgery using local perforator flap surgery. Their exemplary work was recognised with an award for the best oncoplastic and aesthetic breast surgeons in England.

Mr Devalia is a fully accredited breast and oncoplastic surgeon and is on the General Medical Council (GMC) specialist register. He completed his higher surgical training in the South West London Deanery and worked in the Royal Marsden Hospital for his higher surgical training followed by roles as a locum consultant breast surgeon.

He was certified as best student in 1997 and awarded a gold medal for final examination of the diplomatic national board. He leads Breast Cancer Kent (TSSG) as Chair and is responsible for providing guidelines and maintaining the high standard of care across Kent.

Mr Devalia has published as first or senior author in journals on clinical management of breast cancer and techniques. He is a dedicated breast surgeon who takes special interest in teaching various oncoplastic procedures for breast conservation and avoiding mastectomy in selected patients with breast cancer.

 

Clinical interests

  • Breast care
  • Benign breast problems
  • Breast cancer
  • Breast surgery
  • Cosmetic breast surgery
  • Reconstructive surgery


Mr Devalia's special clinical interests are in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, including breast reconstructive surgery and sentinel node biopsy for breast cancer. He is an expert in offering various types of breast reconstruction tailored to patients individual needs eg simple implant based reconstruction, latissimus dorsi breast reconstruction and autologous extended LD flap reconstruction without implant.

He offers breast reduction and enlargement, nipple reconstruction, management of breast pain and benign lumps, risk management strategies for patients at increased risk from genetic or familial factors and breast lipomodelling fat transfer.

Treatment information

Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Haresh Devalia include:

  • Breast enlargement
  • Breast health risk assessment
  • Breast implant removal
  • Breast lump investigation
  • Breast lump removal
  • Breast reconstruction following mastectomy 
  • Breast reduction
  • Breast uplift (mastopexy)
  • Mammogram (mammography)
  • Mastectomy
  • Sentinel lymph node biopsy and lymph node removal
  • Tomosynthesis

     

Other treatments

  • Breast care: Benign breast problems
  • Cosmetic surgery: Breast and reconstructive surgery
  • General surgery: Breast
  • Local perforator flap surgery
  • Oncology: Breast disease and breast cancer.

Qualifications and professional memberships

Professional memberships

  • British Medical Association (BMA)
  • British Association of Surgical Oncologists (BASO)
  • Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

 

Research and publications

Mr Devalia has published research on 'Oncological safety of skin-sparing mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction.'

 

Current NHS posts

  • Consultant Breast and Oncoplastic Surgeon, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
  • Breast Cancer Lead and MDT Chair, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.