Mr Philip Turton

I attended the Leeds School of Medicine from 1987 to 1992 and achieved honours in 3 subjects and distinctions in another 3. I initially embarked on a career in General surgery, completing my specialist exams and was awarded the FRCS before undertaken a higher degree in Vascular Surgery. I was awarded an MD with commendation for my work. I embarked on Sub-Specialty Training in Breast cancer, Breast reconstruction and Cosmetic breast surgery, and after being appointed as a Consultant Breast Surgeon at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust in 2004, I rapidly grew my expertise and specialty interest in these areas through sheer hard work, professional development, visiting other experts and experience of treating many thousands of patients. I was also the first UK consultant breast surgeon to be accredited as a cosmetic breast surgeon by the Royal College of Surgeons. I have worked at National level for the Association of Breast Surgery as a committee member on Practicing Standards, and for 5-years as a member on the Aesthetic Breast Surgery Committee. I continue to support the work for the University of East Anglia's Oncoplastic Masters course, the National Oncoplastic Fellowship scheme and the Reconstructive and Cosmetic Fellowships. I have served as expert adviser on various Breast Implant specific topics for the MHRA.  Outside of work I am a keen cyclist, and have competed in road races and time trials, have cycled from Lands End to John O'Groats twice, and across the Pyrenees cost to coast as well as the Alps from Morzine to Nice. I am married to a wonderful wife who is also a GP and we have 4 children. I have enjoyed various extreme hobbies in the past such as parachuting and scuba diving, but I have been much more measured in what I do since becoming a father. I am proud to be able to offer my patients the very highest standards of breast surgery care and have a highly established Breast Surgery specific private practice that has been running continuously since 2004, with a very professional and highly skilled multidisciplinary support team. I operate out of two of the best private surgery hospitals in the North of England: The Nuffield Health Hospital Leeds (rated outstanding by the Government Regulator in 2018), and the Spire Hospital Leeds.

Mr Philip Turton is a senior consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon, whose specialised work is entirely focused on Cosmetic Breast Surgery, Reconstructive Breast Surgery, and Breast Oncological Surgery. He has developed a national reputation in his field as one of the best senior consultants in his area of expertise in the North East of England offering an individualized range of plastic and cosmetic breast surgery treatments to enhance the appearance of the breasts. He has special interests in the latest techniques for Breast Enlargement, Replacement Breast Implant Surgery, enbloc capsulectomy, Removal of breast implants combined with breast mastopexy, Breast Uplift and Breast Reduction surgery. As well as aesthetic breast surgery, he also undertakes a large volume of breast cancer work, including breast conservation surgery, therapeutic mammoplasty, mastectomy and immediate reconstruction and implant ADM reconstruction, lipomodelling, surgery for BIA-ALCL, axillary node clearance and sentinel lymph node surgery. He undertakes a significant volume of revisional breast surgery, capsulectomy and implant renewal operations. He has a special interest in breast implant associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma and worked for 5-years on the Special Advisory Team (PRASEAG) of the National Regulator to develop the UK expertise in this area.