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Miss Deepika Akolekar was awarded the iWantGreatCare certificate of excellence in 2024 for delivering outstanding care.
Reviews
Miss Akolekar was very friendly and helpful: she listened to my concerns and following a physical examination, mammogram and ultra sound was able to put my concerns in perspective. It was a very reassuring appointment and I would not hesitate to recommend Miss Akolekar to friends and family.
Made me feel comfortable and gave me confidence in her diagnosis
Professional, caring with a prompt diagnosis.
I was very worried about the appointment however as soon as I entered the consulting room Mrs Akolekar was so kind to me and so calm and talked all her observations with me. I would certainly recommend her to my friends.
Great experience. Dr listened and explained very thoroughly. She was kind, caring and reassuring.
Specialises in
- General surgery
Profile
Miss Akolekar is a Consultant Breast and Oncoplastic Surgeon whose substantive NHS practice is based at Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. She is the Clinical Lead of the Breast Unit.
She undertook her higher surgical training with the South-East Scotland rotation. She trained at the Edinburgh Breast Unit at Western General Hospital and subsequently continued her training in Breast Surgery at South East London and Kent Hospitals. On completion of her higher specialist surgical training, she was offered the National Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Fellowship at the Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guilford and Queen Victoria Hospital at East Grinstead. She has worked with a some brilliant Oncoplastic and Plastic Surgeons to advance her surgical skills.
She is fully trained in advanced breast conservation and breast reconstruction. As a female breast surgeon, she is passionate about conserving the breast whenever possible and using plastic surgical techniques to ensure that women undergoing breast surgery have good aesthetic outcomes.
Deepika believes in establishing excellent rapport with her patients and empowering them with the knowledge and help them in decision making during their treatment Deepika has keen interest in clinical academics and education. She underwent a dedicated period of full-time research at the University of Edinburgh which led to the award of a research MD. She has presented her work in national and international meetings and published her work in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
Deepika has a keen interest in service development. She introduced a structured telephone clinic at the Maidstone Breast Unit to convey results to patients in a timely manner thereby saving them a visit to the hospital and increasing the capacity in the breast clinics. She passionately believes in improving patient experience especially when they are faced with anxious. She has contributed to the development of Hospital@Home team which allows early discharge of patients after surgery.
Deepika has developed the Breast App along with her colleague Dr Russell Burcombe to provide patients reliable information during their treatment.