Mr Neill Patani

Mr Neill Patani is a Consultant Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Breast Surgeon at University College London Hospital, as well as an Honorary Associate Professor at the UCL Cancer Institute and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Francis Crick Institute. He also runs private clinics at The Princess Grace Hospital in London (HCA Healthcare UK). He specialises in the treatment of breast cancer and all aspects of benign disease, such as breast pain, lumps, infection, and risk-reduction methods for patients with a family history of breast cancer.

Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments:

• Wireless localisation using Magseed
• Oncoplastic techniques, therapeutic mammoplasty
• Targeted axillary dissection after neo-adjuvant therapy
• Breast reconstruction - nipple-sparing approaches and one-stage pre-pectoral implants with acellular dermal matrix
• Symmetrisation surgery, nipple reconstruction, lipo-modelling
• Extending the scope of breast-conserving surgery
• De-escalation of surgery according to treatment response
• Optimal sequencing of breast cancer treatments
• Breast health and wellness
• Second opinions

Mr Patani also has an interest in laboratory, translational, and clinical research on breast cancer; he works alongside scientists, oncologists, and radiologists to develop new breast cancer therapies.

Additionally, he is involved in quality improvement initiatives and serves as an Honorary Clinical Fellow for the national Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme, where he evaluates and learns from litigation in breast surgery.

Mr Patani received his basic surgical training at both UCLH and the Royal Free Hospital. He graduated with honours from UCL Medical School and received undergraduate awards and distinctions in medicine and surgery. After completing his training at the Royal Marsden Hospital, he earned a National Oncoplastic Fellowship in Breast Surgery. His higher surgical training was completed in London and the North-West Thames region, including Charing Cross, St Bartholomew's, and the Royal London Hospitals.

Mr Patani is involved in teaching and is a faculty member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and a past National Representative for General Surgery Trainees at the Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Training Interface Group. He has also worked as a surgical teaching fellow at Imperial College Medical School and as an anatomy demonstrator at the Royal Free and University College London Medical Schools.

He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and a member of the Association of Breast Surgeons.