Mr Charlie Chan

Charlie Chan is a frustrated photographer and itinerant Cancer Surgeon (www.yourbreast.co.uk) from Cheltenham in the UK. Away from treating people with breast cancer and melanoma, he indulges his passion in photography (www.charlie-chan.co.uk). He trained at St Bartholomew's (Barts) in London, and qualified in 1986. He obtained has FRCS in 1990 and trained as a registrar and subsequently clinical lecturer at the Joh Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. He was awarded his DPhil by the University of Oxford for his thesis on the blood supply of cancers, and how this might be potentially manipulated with treatments such as gene therapy. He was first appointed as a Consultant Surgeon in 1999 at Bournemouth and moved to Cheltenham in 2000. He has authored Guidelines for the treatment of breast cancer in the UK on behalf of BASO (British Association of Surgical Oncology) and the ABS (Association of Breast Surgery). He has also contributed to the 2016 UK National Consensus Guidelines on breast radiotherapy, as published by the Faculty of Clinical Oncology at the Royal College of Radiologists. He has also written Guidelines for the treatment of soft tissue sarcoma on behalf of the South West Cancer intelligence Service. He has a well established practice in breast disease, reconstruction and cosmetic breast surgery, as well as skin cancer and soft tissue tumours. He has taught other UK surgeons on the use of TiLoop internal bra mesh as an option for women seeking a breast uplift or reduction. Due to his long standing expert witness work and involvement in the Paterson Case, he has been appointed a professional adviser to the Public Inquiry into the Paterson Affair, chaired by the Bishop off Norwich. Away from work, you will find him in the grandstand at Kingsholm watching Gloucester Rugby, or indulging his passion as music photographer. His pictures hang in the personal collections of Jamie Cullum, Gregory Porter, Jo Brand, Imelda May and the Jesus and Mary Chain, as well as being used in two documentary films, "The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson" by Julien Temple, and "Don't Forget the Music" by Alfred Bailey.

Breast disease and breast cancer, including reconstruction. Clinical Trials - Trial Management Group member on 3 large UK breast cancer radiotherapy trials   Melanoma and skin cancer. Soft tissue tumours. Cosmetic breast surgery including breast enlargement, uplift, reduction, TiLoop internal bra procedures (uplift and reduction), correction of inverted nipples and male gynaecomastia Hernia surgery Medicolegal expert in breast disease Audited Cancer Outcomes 1.8% local recurrence rate at 5 years following breast conserving surgery (eg lumpectomy) for invasive breast cancer (BASO Guidelines 5% minimum standard; target 3% at 5 years) 14% repeat excision after initial lumpectomy (national average 20%)