Mr Kelvin Chong

Oncoplastic breast surgeon in London, Watford, Hemel Hempstead & Milton Keynes

MBChB(Glas) MD(Lon) FRCS (UK)

GMC: 4705079

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Mr Kelvin Chong is a highly-skilled oncoplastic breast surgeon based in Central London, Central London, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire, who specialises in breast cancer surgery, breast reconstruction and breast reduction alongside fat grafting, breast cancer risk calculation and management and post-breast cancer treatment rehabilitation.

He privately practises at GenesisCare Cromwell Hospital, Spire Bushey Hospital and OSD Healthcare, as well as GenesisCare Milton Keynes. His NHS base is West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust. He runs a rapid access clinic at each of these hospitals and can often provide patients with a same day diagnosis.

Mr Chong is a graduate of the University of Glasgow. He completed surgical training at St George’s Hospital, London, where he also conducted clinical research investigating the effects of growth factors on breast cancer. He was awarded an MD for this research by the University of London. He completed his advanced surgical training in London, including at the Royal Marsden Hospital and Royal Surrey County Hospital (Guildford), before embarking on fellowships in Dusseldorf and Lyon, working with breast surgeons and plastic surgeons at the forefront of their fields.

As an oncoplastic breast surgeon, he combines both effective cancer surgical techniques and the best plastic surgical techniques to achieve favourable oncological and impressive cosmetic results. In addition to standard breast oncological surgery (mastectomy and lumpectomy), his oncoplastic techniques include breast reconstruction, breast reduction, augmentation, therapeutic mammoplasty and arterial perforator-flaps to enable breast-conserving surgery (and reduces the need for mastectomy). His operative portfolio also includes fat grafting for reconstructions, repair of lumpectomy defects and breast augmentation.

Mr Chong also runs a breast cancer risk assessment service via virtual online consultation, where he uses the latest evidence-supported statistical software for breast cancer risk assessment using breast density and genetic testing. He is able to provide patients tailor-made recommendations on how to manage their breast cancer risk and also how whether patients can safely commence on Hormone Replacement Therapy.

His research interest includes using clinical use of measuring breast density and post-breast cancer treatment rehabilitation. He is currently conducting research on using scar therapy for breast cancer patients at Mount Vernon Hospital and runs collaborative projects with RESTORE group to develop Scarwork therapy for breast cancer patients in the UK. Furthermore, he is studying new pain-relieving techniques for post-breast surgery pain syndrome (PBSPS). For more information about Mr Chong, please visit his website.

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Credentials

GMC: ‍4705079

Professional experience

• More than 10 years of experience
• Consultant oncoplastic breast surgeon, Cromwell Hospital, London
• Consultant oncoplastic breast surgeon, Spire Bushey Hospital
• Consultant oncoplastic breast surgeon and breast specialist, OSD Healthcare
• Consultant oncoplastic breast surgeon, GenesisCare Milton Keynes
• Consultant oncoplastic breast surgeon, West Herts NHS Trust

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Sub-specialties

• Breast cancer risk calculation and management
• Post-breast cancer treatment rehabilitation
• Fibroadenoma/ lump excision
• Wire guided excision biopsy
• Lymph node excision
• Gynaecomastia excision
• Excision of axillar accessory breast tissue
• Breast augmentation with implants
• Mastectomy
• Breast lump
• Nipple discharge
• Nipple inversion
• Swelling of the breast
• Skin dimpling
• Rash at the nipple or areola
• Redness and swelling of the breast skin
• Swollen lymph nodes of the armpit (axilla)
• 2D digital mammogram
• 3D digital mammogram (Tomosynthesis)
• Breast ultrasound
• Breast MRI (at OSD Healthcare only)
• Breast Pain Alone (premenstrual, constant or increasingly severe pain)
• Breast asymmetry
• Skin rash of the breast (not including the nipple and areola)
• Size of the breast – too large (macromastia) or too small (hypoplasia)
• Drooping of the breast

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Positions in public associations

• Chief Investigator to ScarWork and Mammographic Density research projects
• Clinical Supervisor to Foundation Program for junior doctors
• Member of the Medical Advisory Committee at OSD Healthcare

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Teaching posts

• Management and support of trainees at West Herts NHS Trust

Education

• Postgraduate Certificate in Breast Evaluation (Ultrasound), Kingston University (October 2013)
• Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) General Medical Council (June 2013)
• FRCS (General Surgery), Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons (2012)
• MD (Doctor of Medicine), University of London (2010)
• MRCS Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow (2003)
• MB ChB University of Glasgow (2003)

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Publications and conferences

• Chong K. Clinical Review: Benign Breast Diseases. GPOnline (www.gponline.com). 6 Mar 2015
• A. Currie, K. Chong, G.L. Davies, R.S. Cummins. Ultrasonic dissection versus electrocautery in mastectomy for breast cancer - a meta-analysis. EJSO 38 (2012) 897e901
• Chong KYM, Subramanian A, Mokbel K, Sharma A. The prognostic significance of the insulin-like growth factor-1 ligand and receptor expression in breast cancer tissue. J Surg Oncol. 2011 Sep 1;104(3):228-35
• Chong KYM, A Subramaniam, AK Sharma, K Mokbel. Measuring IGF-1, ER-alpha and EGFR expression can predict Tamoxifen-resistance in ER-positive breast cancers. Anticancer Res. 2011;31(1):23-32.
• Chong KYM, Subramaniam A, Sharma AK, Mokbel K. The Potential Clinical Applications of Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 Ligand in Human Breast. Anticancer Res. 2007 May Jun; 27(3B):1617-24
• Chong KYM, Colston K, Jiang WG, Sharma AK, and Mokbel K: The relationship between the insulin-like growth factor-1 system and the oestrogen metabolising enzymes in breast cancer tissue and its adjacent non-cancerous tissue. Breast Cancer Res Treat 99: 275-288, 2006.
• Al Sarakbi W, Chong KYM, Williams SL, Sharma A, Mokbel K et al. The mRNA expression of IGF-1 and IGF-1R in human breast cancer: Association with clinico-pathological parameters.J Carcinog. 2006 May 25;5(1):16
• Chong KYM, Williams SL, Elkak A, Sharma AK, Mokbel K et al. Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and its receptor mRNA levels in breast cancer and adjacent non-neoplastic tissue. Anticancer Res. 2006 Jan-Feb;26(1A):167-73.

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Professional membership

• Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, England
• Association of Breast Surgery (ABS)
• Royal Society of Medicine
• British Association of Surgical Oncology (BASO)

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Languages spoken

English
Chinese (Cantonese)
Chinese (Mandarin)
Malay