Professor Ged John Byrne

Surgery

GMC: 3352889

Professional statement

Professor Ged John Byrne MBE, is a highly-regarded consultant oncoplastic breast surgeon who specialises in cosmetic breast surgery, breast cancer and breast reconstruction alongside gynaecomastia, unblock explantation (breast implant removal surgery) and congenital breast disease. He practises at Spire Manchester Hospital, where he has worked for over 10 years, and his NHS base is the Nightingale Centre and Genesis Breast Cancer Prevention Centre at the University Hospital of South Manchester.

Professor Byrne, who was awarded his MBE for his services to global education, has an esteemed education and career, providing oncological surgery services that are highly sought after. Among his qualifications he has an MD from The University of Manchester. He then went on to develop his public leadership skills in health education while becoming a highly specialised consultant in oncoplastic breast surgery. This is illustrated in the fellowships he has been awarded; which include The Tom Jones Fellowship, and two from the Higher Education Academy. 

He is ​the director of Global Engagement at Health Education England,  the founder director of The Academy at University Hospital South Manchester and has been a professor of Medical Education at The University of Manchester since January 1997. He is also committed to helping low-income countries improve their healthcare systems, and is Interim Chair of Kenya UK Health Alliance, Co-chair of Uganda UK Health Alliance and trustee of the Tropical Health Education Trust, spending time every year in sub-Saharan Africa and South West Asia.

Professor Byrne's research has been published in various peer-reviewed journals and he is a member of several professional organisations. These include the British Association of Surgical Oncology (BASO), Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI) and the Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME). He is also a member of the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE), the Association of Medical Educators (AoME) and Association of National Teaching Fellows (NFT). 

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Family history of breast cancer

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Oncoplastic and reconstructive breast surgery

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Breast cancer surgery

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Breast reconstruction

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Gynaecomastia

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Breast implant removal surgery

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