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Mr Fayyaz Ali Khan Mazari

Mr Mazari joined UHS as consultant oncoplastic breast surgeon in April 2018.

MBBS, MSc, MS (Oncoplastic Breast Surg.), PhD, FRCS (Gen. Surg.), FEBS (Breast Surg.)

Training and education

  • MBBS - King Edward Medical College/University of Punjab, 2002
  • MRCS - Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2006
  • CCBST - The Royal Colleges of Great Britain and Ireland, 2008
  • MSc in health research - University of Leeds, 2013
  • PhD in vascular surgery -  University of Hull, 2016
  • FRCS general surgery - Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2016
  • FEBS breast surgery - UEMS (European Union of Medical Specialists), 2016
  • MS in oncoplastic breast surgery - University of East Anglia, 2017
  • CCT in general surgery - Joint Committee on Surgical Training (JCST), 2017

Fellowships

  • Clinical research fellowship - University of Hull, 2007-10
  • European travelling fellowship in vascular surgery - European Society of Vascular Surgery, 2010
  • National TIG fellowship in oncoplastic breast surgery - Nottingham Breast Institute, 2016-17

Experience

Mr Mazari joined UHS as consultant oncoplastic breast surgeon in April 2018.

Previously, he completed the Yorkshire and Humber higher surgical training programme, rotating through large oncoplastic breast surgery centres including Sheffield, Leeds and Doncaster. He won a national fellowship in oncoplastic breast surgery in 2016 and was appointed to the Nottingham Breast Institute where he successfully completed his training in advanced breast conservation and reconstruction techniques.

Mr Mazari provides a full range of oncoplastic breast services including breast conservation surgery, partial breast reconstruction, total breast reconstruction after mastectomy, revision and symmetrisation surgery. His clinics include screening and symptomatic breast clinics, combined breast cancer clinics and joint breast-plastic surgery clinics.  

Mr Mazari specialises in advanced breast conservation techniques including partial breast reconstruction using local perforator flaps and therapeutic mammoplasty (breast reduction and uplift type operation). He has introduced and established the partial breast reconstruction service at UHS. He also provides a full range of complete breast reconstruction services including implant-based and autologous tissue-based breast reconstruction (reconstruction using the patient's own tissue). 

Key achievements

  • Introduction and development of the partial breast reconstruction service using local perforator flaps at UHS
  • Expansion of oncoplastic breast surgery services at UHS
  • Introduction and establishment of radiology-led accelerated discharge pathways in one-stop breast clinic at Leeds Breast Centre

Awards and prizes

  • National Training Interface Group fellowship in oncoplastic breast surgery, 2016
  • European travelling fellowship in vascular surgery (ESVS), 2010
  • Prof. Sardar Ali Sheikh Gold Medal for first position in surgery, 2002

Research

Mr Mazari has authored over 50 papers in peer reviewed international journals on breast cancer, breast radiology, plastic, vascular and general surgery. He is actively involved in national research collaboratives and is a member of clinical trial steering committees and the Cochrane review panel, working on a variety of research streams in general surgery, breast oncology and oncoplastic breast surgery. Three of his most recent publications are as follows:

To read more of Mr Mazari's research, visit his profile on ResearchGate.

Contact

You can contact Mr Mazari via his secretary Paulina Samborska - call 023 8120 6831