Miss Deepika Akolekar was awarded the iWantGreatCare certificate of excellence in 2024 for delivering outstanding care.

 

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Written by a private patient at The Tunbridge Wells Nuffield Hospital
14th February 2024


Listened to everything I said, I am not great at understanding medical things or what's going to happen and the Dr told me in a simple way and explained exactly what was going to happen.

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Written by a private patient at KIMS Hospital
31st January 2024


Miss Akolekar was kind and professional in her dealings with me.

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Written by a private patient at GenesisCare Maidstone
28th January 2024


I felt instantly at ease from the moment I walked into the consulting room for my appointment. Miss Akolekar was gentle and reassuring throughout the appointment, making me feel calm and listened to.

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Written by a private patient at Spire Tunbridge Wells Hospital
26th January 2024


Miss Akolekar has been by my side all the way through my 2nd experience of breast cancer. I have always felt cared for and listened to. She has a wonderfully calming, gentle demeanour and explains everything in an unhurried understandable manner. I had a mastectomy with reconstruction which involved Miss Akolekar working alongside another surgeon. They gave me the best possible outcome I could have hoped for and I feel extremely grateful to them both for the care and attention they provided. I have always felt I am in the safest hands and although I have now been discharged, I know that I would not hesitate to choose Miss Akolekar if I needed any advice in the future.

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Written by a private patient at KIMS Hospital
24th January 2024


The breast clinic was very well organised, with friendly and caring staff. Both the breast clinic nurse and the doctor were lovely and I feel reassured about my concerns. I was taken round to mammogram and ultrasound (again, lovely staff) and the results were given to me during the same appointment. I won't hesitate to use this ssrvice again.

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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.

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