Mr Naim Kadoglou 2018-02-25 Person 5 5 0

My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011, aged 80. She was a patient at Ealing Hospital and her named consultant was Mr Naim Kadoglou. I was present when the diagnosis was given to my mother and myself by Mr Kadoglou who explained the treatment plan in such a clear, calm and reassuring way that we did not become upset because we immediately felt my mother's care had been placed in safe hands. Mr Naim Kadoglou did an excellent lumpectomy operation in October 2011 which was followed by radiotherapy. On discharge from Ealing Hospital, Mr Kadoglou gave me his home email and mobile number and told me to contact him immediately at any time, if there was ever any emergency. No medical professional has ever voluntarily given us their out of hours contact details during more than 50 years of care on the NHS, such was the dedication of Mr Kadoglou to the care and well being of his patient. Over the following five years, I attended all my mother's annual check ups with Mr Kadoglou until she was given the "all clear" and fully discharged. Again, every consultation was detailed and thorough so that we always returned home feeling confident and reassured. Subsequently, in March 2015, my mother was admitted as an emergency with severe abdominal pain to Ealing Hospital which was diagnosed as acute pancreatitis and gall bladder. Mr Kadoglou happened to be on call/duty that day and he immediatetly arranged for the necessary specialist team to take over my mother's care. Her condition was critical in ICU but the prompt action of Mr Kadoglou helped to save her life when I had been advised that the next 72 hours would decide her prognosis. My mother is now 87 years old and getting on with life. We both feel that my mother has been extremely fortunate to have had such wonderful care and attention from an immensely dedicated, kind and experienced professional as Mr Naim Kadoglou, without whose care and expertise my mother may well not still be with us today. We are both most grateful to him and respect him very much, not just as a very competent consultant surgeon but also as a most decent, caring human being. From the first hand experience of my mother and myself, we highly recommend Mr Kadoglou for his professional expertise and experience, dedication and understanding.