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Raghavan Vidya is a British Indian oncoplastic breast surgeon and clinical academic. She currently serves as a Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon at the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham. Raghavan Vidya MD, FRCS. The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust. Retrieved 30 June 2026 She is the author of three Breast surgery books and has published over 160 peer-reviewed articles. Books by Raghavan Vidya, Amazon UK, Retreived 12 August 2026. Google Scholar citations — Raghavan Vidya. Retrieved 12 August 2026.

Early life and education

Vidya received her medical degree (MBBS) from Stanley Medical College, University of Madras in 1990 and subsequently completed Masters in General Surgery (MS. She moved to the United Kingdom for further surgical training and completed an MD (Research) at the University of Edinburgh, researching aromatase inhibitors in breast cancer RCS";Royal College of Surgeons of England, "Raghavan Vidya".

Career

She holds several senior leadership and academic roles, including:

Honorary Secretary and Trustee, Association of Breast Surgery (ABS), appointed November 2025.^[1]
International Lead Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) International Surgical Training Programme for Breast Surgery.^[2]
Associate Director of Genomics, West Midlands Genomic Medicine Service Alliance (GMSA), where she leads projects on familial risk assessment.^[3]
Founder, The Virtual Global Breast Hub, a platform supporting international surgical collaboration and training in breast care.^[3]

Research and surgical innovation

Vidya’s research has focused particularly on pre-pectoral breast reconstruction, also described as a muscle-sparing approach to implant-based reconstruction. ^[4]

She developed a clinical grading system for implant rippling, a recognised side effect of pre-pectoral reconstruction.^[5]

Publications

Books:

Vidya, R. (ed.). Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction. Springer Nature, 2023. ISBN 978-3-031-15590-1.
Hamdi, M., Vidya, R., & Agrawal, A. (eds.). Pedicled Flaps in Partial Breast Reconstruction. Springer, 2023. ISBN 978-3-031-08482-9.
Vidya, R., & Sharma, N. (eds.). Breast and Axilla Localisation Techniques: Current Trends, Techniques and Tips. Springer Nature, 2026. ISBN 978-3-032-17994-4.

Selected journal articles

Vidya R, Yadav SK, Bipte S, Ryu JM, Ning Goh SS. "Robotic and endoscopic minimally invasive breast surgery: a narrative synthesis on divergent global adoption and emerging trends." J Robot Surg. 2026;20(1):412. PMID: 41933257.
Rao SS, Vidya R. "Artificial Intelligence in Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Management." Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2025;86(12):1-18. PMID: 41443225.
Hajiesmaeili H, Shirazi S, Agrawal K, Vidya R. "A Comparative Study of One-Stage Pre-pectoral Implant Breast Reconstruction With and Without Mesh." Cureus. 2024;16(12):e75896. PMID: 39807470.
Vidya R, Khosla M, Laws S, et al. "Axillary sentinel lymph node identification using superparamagnetic iron oxide versus radioisotope in early stage breast cancer: The UK SentiMag trial (SMART study)." Surgeon. 2023;21(2):128-134. PMID: 35551871.
Bruce J, Mazuquin B, Canaway A, et al. "Exercise versus usual care after non-reconstructive breast cancer surgery (UK PROSPER)." BMJ. 2021;375:e066542. PMID: 34759002.
Vidya R, Leff DR, Green M, et al. "Innovations for the future of breast surgery." Br J Surg. 2021;108(8):908-916. PMID: 34059874.
Gilmour A, Cutress R, Gandhi A, et al. "Oncoplastic breast surgery: A guide to good practice." Eur J Surg Oncol. 2021;47(9):2272-2285. PMID: 34001384.
Pujji OJS, Blackhall V, Romics L, Vidya R. "Systematic review of partial breast reconstruction with pedicled perforator artery flaps." Eur J Surg Oncol. 2021;47(8):1883-1890. PMID: 33895022.
Vidya R, Rubio IT, Paulinelli RR, et al. "Should breast reconstruction and breast oncoplastic procedures be performed during the coronavirus pandemic?" Ecancermedicalscience. 2020;14:1041. PMID: 32565894.
Vidya R, Iqbal FM, Becker H, Zhadan O. "Rippling Associated with Pre-Pectoral Implant Based Breast Reconstruction: A New Grading System." World J Plast Surg. 2019;8(3):311-315. PMID: 31620332.
Vidya R, Berna G, Sbitany H, et al. "Prepectoral implant-based breast reconstruction: a joint consensus guide from UK, European and USA breast and plastic reconstructive surgeons." Ecancermedicalscience. 2019;13:927. PMID: 31281424.

In the media

"The pig skin 'bra' built within the breast that gives women a more natural look after a mastectomy" (2017), Daily Mail. Procedure that gives women a more natural look after a mastectomy^[6]

Interview on BBC Midlands news about "muscle sparing surgery" (2016).

"Breast Reconstruction Technique Pioneered at New Cross Hospital" (2016), Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust. Breast Reconstruction Technique Pioneered at New Cross Hospital^[7]

References

↑ "Wolverhampton Surgeon appointed to prestigious national role." Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust News, November 2025.
↑ Association of Breast Surgery. Education and Training Committee. https://associationofbreastsurgery.org.uk/about-us/governance-trustees-committees/committees/education-training-committee
1 2 Cite error: The named reference RWT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
↑ Vidya R. “Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction or Muscle-Sparing Technique with the Braxon Porcine Acellular Dermal Matrix.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open. 2017;5(6). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28740777/</ref She has described a muscle-sparing reconstruction approach using acellular dermal matrices (ADMs) for implant support, which she refers to as the "Flip and Flop Technique Interview on BBC Midlands news about "muscle sparing surgery" .<ref>BBC Midlands interview, 2016. In 2019, Vidya was lead author of an international consensus guide on pre-pectoral implant-based breast reconstruction, produced with breast and plastic surgeons from the United Kingdom, Europe, and the United States.<ref name="Consensus">Vidya R, Berna G, Sbitany H, Nahabedian M, Becker H, Reitsamer R, Rancati A, Macmillan D, Cawthorn S. "Prepectoral implant-based breast reconstruction: a joint consensus guide from UK, European and USA breast and plastic reconstructive surgeons." Ecancermedicalscience. 2019;13:927.
↑ Vidya R, Iqbal FM, Becker H, Zhadan O. "Rippling Associated with Pre-Pectoral Implant Based Breast Reconstruction: A New Grading System." World Journal of Plastic Surgery. 2019;8(3):311-315.
↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4683962/Procedure-gives-women-natural-look-mastectomy.html
↑ http://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk/media/press-release-archive/press-releases-2016/breast-reconstruction-technique-pioneered-at-new-cross-hospital/

Categories: Living Person British Surgeons British Women Alumini of University of Edinburgh

[ABSnews-1] "Wolverhampton Surgeon appointed to prestigious national role." Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust News, November 2025.

[ABS-2] Association of Breast Surgery. Education and Training Committee. https://associationofbreastsurgery.org.uk/about-us/governance-trustees-committees/committees/education-training-committee

[RWT-3] 1 2 Cite error: The named reference RWT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Vidya2017-4] Vidya R. “Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction or Muscle-Sparing Technique with the Braxon Porcine Acellular Dermal Matrix.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open. 2017;5(6). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28740777/</ref She has described a muscle-sparing reconstruction approach using acellular dermal matrices (ADMs) for implant support, which she refers to as the "Flip and Flop Technique Interview on BBC Midlands news about "muscle sparing surgery" .<ref>BBC Midlands interview, 2016. In 2019, Vidya was lead author of an international consensus guide on pre-pectoral implant-based breast reconstruction, produced with breast and plastic surgeons from the United Kingdom, Europe, and the United States.<ref name="Consensus">Vidya R, Berna G, Sbitany H, Nahabedian M, Becker H, Reitsamer R, Rancati A, Macmillan D, Cawthorn S. "Prepectoral implant-based breast reconstruction: a joint consensus guide from UK, European and USA breast and plastic reconstructive surgeons." Ecancermedicalscience. 2019;13:927.

[Rippling-5] Vidya R, Iqbal FM, Becker H, Zhadan O. "Rippling Associated with Pre-Pectoral Implant Based Breast Reconstruction: A New Grading System." World Journal of Plastic Surgery. 2019;8(3):311-315.

[6] ttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4683962/Procedure-gives-women-natural-look-mastectomy.html

[7] ttp://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk/media/press-release-archive/press-releases-2016/breast-reconstruction-technique-pioneered-at-new-cross-hospital/

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