Mr Edmund Philip Turton

Mr Turton's training career in Medicine and Surgery commenced in 1987. He studied at the Leeds University School of Medicine and qualified with 3 distinctions and 3 honours. After completing house officer training at St James's University Teaching Hospital he immediately went on to a full surgical training programme. He was awarded the Fellowship to the Royal College of Surgeons in 1996.

He spent a two-year period performing research and wrote a thesis which led to the award of a higher degree, MD(Hons), as Doctor of Medicine with a commendation. He spent a period in the United States in 1999 on a Traveling Fellowship and visited leading centres: Stanford University Medical Center, California; University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado; Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, the-subOhio.

Mr Turton completed the Specialist Higher Surgical Training in General Surgery (comprises the sub-specialties of Breast Surgery, Vascular surgery, Endocrine Surgery, Hepatobiliary surgery, Upper GI surgery, Colorectal Surgery, Emergency Surgery) throughout the major centers in Yorkshire and went on to super-specialise in Breast Surgery. He spent the final 2-years of training learning and developing advanced skills in Breast Reconstruction Surgery, Cosmetic Breast Surgery and Oncoplastic Breast Surgery. He underwent and passed the formal exit exam for Specialist General Surgery and for his Sub-specialty of Breast Surgery. He was appointed to a substantive Consultant Breast and Reconstructive Breast Surgeon post at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust in 2004. He has worked full time at the Leeds Teaching Hospital as a substantive consultant for over 20-years until 2024. And then in private practice at the Leeds Nuffield and Leeds Spire Hospitals providing a full breast aesthetic and oncological service that is second to none. He receives referrals from all over the UK.

Mr Turton is also an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Surgery for the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust. He was also renowned as a surgical trainer for Specialist Registrars learning the intricacies of Cosmetic Breast Surgery, Reconstructive Breast Surgery and Oncoplastic Breast Surgery. He was a member of the Education and Training Committee of the Association of Breast Surgery at BASO for 5 years and served as the regional ABS Committee representative serving on Council; was the regional representative for Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Training and was the General Surgery representative (for Breast Surgery) on the Training Interface Group for Reconstructive Cosmetic Surgery working with Plastic Surgery colleagues for the mutual benefit of patients. Mr Turton also served on the Aesthetic subcommittee for the Association of Breast Surgery and expert advisor for the MHRA