Mr Ahmed Mustafa

  Ahmed Mustafa is a Leading Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon, Breast Cancer and Reconstructive Surgeon at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and Clinical Team Lead for the Aberdeen Breast Unit, focusing on patient care and outcome. He is an Honorary Senior Lectures, University of Aberdeen.  Alongside his NHS role, He maintains a comprehensive private practice at Albyn Hospital, where he provides a one-stop services for a broad range of breast conditions, including benign breast conditions, breast pain and breast cancer. He also leads the private one-stop breast service at the ROC Clinic in Aberdeen. He Provides expert second opinion on breast cancer surgery/ cancer treatment with attention to maintaining aesthetic outcome.  Ahmed Mustafa completed his basic surgical training on the Edinburgh rotation and gained Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He subsequently undertook a one-year research fellowship in the Department of Surgery and Molecular Oncology at the University of Dundee, followed by higher surgical training with a specialist interest in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, and the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh.  He completed the fellowship exams of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and later obtained an MSc with Merit from the University of Kent. He published in peer-reviewed journals and presented his work at conferences.  He was appointed as a Consultant Surgeon at Borders General Hospital, Melrose, in 2013, with a specialist interest in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery. During his tenure, he led the breast cancer service for NHS Borders and practised Oncoplastic Breast Surgery at Spire Murrayfield Hospital in Edinburgh. He joined the Aberdeen Breast Unit in 2020 and currently serves as its Clinical Lead, in addition to his role as Surgical Lead for Breast Cancer Screening in the Northeast of Scotland.  He has extensive experience in surgical training, having supported numerous junior surgeons and visiting clinical fellows in developing their expertise in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery and progressing through formal surgical training programmes.  Qualification and memberships:  Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCSED).  MSc in Surgery, University of Kent.  Member of the Association of Breast Surgeon of Great Britain and Ireland.  Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Aberdeen. 

Special interest is in Breast Conserving Surgery and Oncoplastic Techniques for treatment of Breast Cancer.  His experience in Breast Surgery includes:  One Stop Breast Clinics providing comprehensive assessment of a wide variety of Breast Condition offering clinical assessment, imaging and tissue diagnosis when required in one setting.  One Stop Clinic assessment of breast pain, breast lump, benign breast condition, nipple changes and Eczema.  Breast Cancer Risk assessment and screening.  Follow up of Breast Cancer and High-Risk patients.  Breast cancer surgery (lumpectomy, breast conserving surgery and mastectomy)  Oncoplastic Breast Techniques (Mammoplasty, Perforator Flaps and Symmetrisation)  Breast Reconstruction (Implant and Dermal Matrix reconstruction as well as joined surgery with NHS based plastic surgeons for free Flaps reconstruction)  Axillary Surgery including Sentinel Node Biopsy and targeted dissection as well as Axillary Clearance.  Benign Breast Condition for benign lump excision, duct surgery and skin cysts excision.