Alison Waterworth
Consultant in Breast Surgery and General Surgery
Year joined the Trust | 2011 | |
Academic Background | I qualified as a doctor (BM BCh Oxon) in 1997 from Oxford University and was also awarded a higher degree in Physiological Sciences following a period of research (MA Oxon). Surgical training was undertaken within the Yorkshire deanery. I became a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2001 (MRCS) and a Fellow in 2010 (FRCS). A higher degree was obtained from Leeds University (Doctor of Medicine MD) in 2006 after a further period of research performed into the effects of beta-catenin and epithelial-stromal interactions in breast cancer. I am a member of the Association of Breast Surgery, British Association of Surgical Oncology and the Royal College of Surgeons of England. | |
GMC Number | 4430045 | |
Year Qualified | 1997 | |
Qualifications | 1997 Bm BCh (Oxon) 1999 MA (Oxon) 2001 Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (MRCS) 2005 Post Graduate Certificate in Health Research Leeds University 2006 MD Leeds University 2010 Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS) 2012 Advanced Communication Skills | |
Special Interests | Breast cancer diagnosis and management. I am the multidisciplinary team lead for breast cancer at the Calderdale and Huddersfield Trust. Immediate and delayed breast reconstruction, oncoplastic breast surgery, nipple reconstruction, breast reduction, breast asymmetry, breast implants. Laparoscopic general surgery and hernia repair. | |
Elective Clinics | Monday pm – ‘one stop’ breast diagnostic clinic Calderdale Tuesday pm – ‘one stop’ breast diagnostic and follow up clinic Calderdale Thursday am – Breast reconstruction and follow up clinic Calderdale Friday am – Breast reconstruction clinic Huddersfield | |
Phone Number | 01422 224042 |