
Mr Habib TafazalOncoplastic breast surgeon in Peterborough
Mr Habib Tafazal
BSc MB ChB FRCS
GMC: 6121119Professional statement
Mr Habib Tafazal is a leading consultant breast and oncoplastic surgeon in Peterborough and Birmingham, who specialises in breast cancer surgery, oncoplastic and reconstructive breast surgery and benign breast lumps alongside malignant breast conditions, preventative mastectomy and breast pain. He privately practises at Ramsay Fitzwilliam Hospital & Spire Parkway Hospital, and his NHS base is Kettering General Hospital a part of the University Hospital of Northamptonshire NHS Trust.
Mr Tafazal, who integrates plastic surgery techniques with breast cancer surgery to preserve and enhance aesthetic outcomes without compromising disease control, is extensively qualified. After being awarded a BSc in Biomedical Science, he completed his MB ChB at Leicester-Warwick Medical School and furthermore his FRCS with the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He undertook higher surgical training at a number of prestigious hospitals in the West Midlands which included a Fellowship in Plastic and reconstructive surgery.
Mr Tafazal's work involves treating patients identified through symptomatic and screening services, and he has experience in the use of implants for reconstruction. He has used a variety of smooth, textured and polyurethane-coated implants. He also uses biological meshes for implant-based reconstruction and offers patients both sub-pectoral and pre-pectoral breast reconstruction.
He has introduced the use of a complete dermal sling for implant-based breast reconstruction, which omits the use of biological meshes in certain cases and the Goldilocks procedure, which allows for reconstruction using the patients' own mastectomy skin flap.
Mr Tafazal has been trained in lipomodelling and uses this in addition to other reconstructive techniques. He has performed a number of breast reconstructions using the LD reconstruction technique where patients' own tissue and muscle are used.
Mr Tafazal's clinical research has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals and he is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Mr Tafazal, who integrates plastic surgery techniques with breast cancer surgery to preserve and enhance aesthetic outcomes without compromising disease control, is extensively qualified. After being awarded a BSc in Biomedical Science, he completed his MB ChB at Leicester-Warwick Medical School and furthermore his FRCS with the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He undertook higher surgical training at a number of prestigious hospitals in the West Midlands which included a Fellowship in Plastic and reconstructive surgery.
Mr Tafazal's work involves treating patients identified through symptomatic and screening services, and he has experience in the use of implants for reconstruction. He has used a variety of smooth, textured and polyurethane-coated implants. He also uses biological meshes for implant-based reconstruction and offers patients both sub-pectoral and pre-pectoral breast reconstruction.
He has introduced the use of a complete dermal sling for implant-based breast reconstruction, which omits the use of biological meshes in certain cases and the Goldilocks procedure, which allows for reconstruction using the patients' own mastectomy skin flap.
Mr Tafazal has been trained in lipomodelling and uses this in addition to other reconstructive techniques. He has performed a number of breast reconstructions using the LD reconstruction technique where patients' own tissue and muscle are used.
Mr Tafazal's clinical research has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals and he is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Clinics

Fitzwilliam Hospital
Peterborough, Milton Way, PE3 9AQMedical insurances accepted
Credentials
Professional experience
- 21 years of experience
- Consultant breast and oncoplastic surgeon, Ramsay Fitzwilliam Hospital
Subspecialties
- Benign breast lumps
- Malignant breast conditions
Professional memberships
- Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Association of Breast Surgery
Education
- FRCS, Royal College of Surgeons (England)
- MB ChB, Leicester-Warwick Medical School (2005)
Prizes and awards
- Health Hero Award, Peterborough City Hospital
Languages spoken
- English
- Urdu
Registration number: 6121119
Reviews
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- A top man as well as in his field of breast cancel. Great bedside manner. Another NHS consultant lost to the private sector. A big miss for his patients once he ‘moved over’.
- The whole process took far too long from the first mammogram. However, the staff once in were great. Mr Tafazal was amazing. Well done. Top man. Great realism with real life
- Wonderful consultant he will go far and deserves to - just a lovely chap with excellent patient/consultant comms thank you so very much for getting me right
- Very kind & pleasant manner AND a great sense of humour! It has made such a difference.
- This man is an amazing Surgeon so talented & caring. After 19 years of having a partial mastectomy on my right breast his advice on the new Fat Bank system and allowing me to take part in the new trail has made me feel normal again. So so happy.
- Mr Tafazal is amazing he removed my implants which had been in along time with perfect results and no need for an uplift. Very caring and professional all through my treatment.Thankyou so much .
- Parking is very poor. Overall very pleased with the department in particular the staff from receptionist to surgery team
- After 30 years and three previous treatments for breast cancer under different surgeons and hospitals I say with absolute certainty that Mr Tafazal is outstanding. His charming and kind manner put me at ease. His skill, second to none, resulted in an outstanding outcome for me.
- Brilliant doctor. Fantastic bed side manner. Put me at ease and explained everything so clearly.
- Oops! Please ignore the 3star review, it should have been 5 star! Slip of the hand, so sorry