Miss Georgette Oni

Miss Georgette Oni is one of a handful of Plastic and Reconstructive surgeons in the UK who are dual-qualified and also in breast surgical oncology. Her plastic surgery training was in the East of England (Cambridge, Norwich, Chelmsford, London) where she became highly skilled in all types of breast reconstruction. She was a prestigious TIG national Oncoplastic Breast Fellow and is now a Consultant at Nottingham Breast Institute, which is one of the leading units for Oncoplastic Breast surgery in the country. She o¡ers the full range of breast procedures from oncoplastic breast conservation to microvascular free flap breast reconstruction. Her PhD research was conducted in the world-renowned plastic surgery unit at UT Southwestern in Dallas.

She has authored over 50 publications, has numerous international presentations and has co-authored a book chapter on breast reconstruction. She has recently been appointed as a steering committee member of the Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Center and is involved with national and international research collaborations in conjunction with the University of Nottingham. She is an Honorary Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham.

She was a Lady Estelle Wolfson Emerging Leader fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS Eng) and more recently the Aesthetic Society (formally American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, ASAPS) International Fellow. She is the specialist advisor on oncoplastic breast surgery and assistant editor (Annals, plastic surgery section) for RCS Eng. She is a member of BAPRAS, ABS, ABrS, BABS and BAAPS. She is a mentor to aspiring female surgeons particularly from a BAME background. She is a keen teacher/lecturer/health advocate particularly overseas where she has been involved in health outreach programs and breast health education. She is the founder of the ‘Let’s talk about...Black Women and Breast Cancer annual conference’ and trustee for Breast Cancer Now.