Miss Deepika Akolekar was awarded the iWantGreatCare certificate of excellence in 2024 for delivering outstanding care.
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Miss Deepika Akolekar
2022-08-08
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8th August 2022
On hearing the news tat I have breast cancer, I did plenty of research on surgeons. Miss Akolekar came highly recommended. She is highly regarded by her professional colleagues and rightly so. She is highly empathetic, knowledgeable, and extremely careful, and she instilled me with a sense of confidence. . I cannot fault her care and will be returning to be overseen by her in the future.
Miss Deepika Akolekar
2022-08-08
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8th August 2022
Dr Akolekar is not only a wonderful doctor with vast experience but also a wonderful human, empathetic and kind. I feel safe in her hands and cannot recommend her highly enough.
Miss Deepika Akolekar
2022-07-07
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7th July 2022
I don’t think I have any suggestions care was excellent
Miss Deepika Akolekar
2022-07-06
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6th July 2022
I was really impressed by my experience at the breast clinic with Miss Akolekar. I was offered a very prompt appointment, waiting times in the clinic were extremely minimal and I was able to have my scan and results all on the same day. Miss Akolekar was very helpful, empathetic and professional, as were all other staff I saw on the day. Wouldn’t hesitate to recommend.
Miss Deepika Akolekar
2022-06-15
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15th June 2022
Miss Akolekar listened and examined me very quickly, reassuring me when she did so. She has a very caring persona. I hope I wont have to see her again however I would have no hesitation in doing so if i needed to.
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- 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.
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