Tapan Mahapatra

"The highest quality patient centred surgical care delivered by a friendly and established specialist consultant team"

Specialty	-	General surgery
Sub-specialty	-	Breast disease Laparoscopic surgery
Special clinical interests	-	Breast cancer, hernia (new plug techniques), day case surgery, laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Research interests	-	Breast cancer, sentinel lymph nodes, advanced breast biopsy instrumentation
Current NHS and/or university posts	-	Consultant General Surgeon Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Year of first medical qualification	-	1978
Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies	-	Fellow Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh Member British Association of Surgical Oncology

Background Information

Professional profile

I have more than 20 years service in the NHS, almost all of it in the surgical field. I have held various posts at different hospitals as a trainee surgeon but mainly in Hull, London and Barnsley. I have done clinical research in the field of breast cancer and presented papers at various national and internal conferences whilst working in the Academic Unit at the University of Hull. Since December 1999 I have held a full time consultant post in surgery at Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust. My particular interest is in breast surgery, hernia repair, laparoscopic gall bladder surgery and day case surgery.

Personal profile

I am a keen sportsman. I particularly like to play and watch cricket, football and tennis. I am also interested in current affairs and Information Technology.