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Mr Sherif Monib
MBBCh, MSc, MRCS, FEBS, Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon
Languages spoken
English
Expert in
Breast health, breast cancer risk management and screening and personalisation of breast cancer care using plastic surgery
Overview
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Mr Monib is a consultant oncoplastic breast surgeon in the West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, which encompasses St Albans City Hospital, Watford General Hospital, and Hemel Hempstead Hospital.
His clinical practice includes the management of benign breast disease, breast cancer risk assessment and management, in addition to screen-detected and symptomatic breast cancer treatment using various image-guided oncoplastic and breast reconstruction techniques with excellent oncologic and aesthetic outcomes. In his NHS practice, he undertakes a full range of breast ultrasound scanning, guided biopsies, and reporting.
Mr Sherif's special interests include breast health, breast cancer risk management and screening, as well as personalisation of breast cancer care using plastic surgery techniques to optimise cancer and aesthetic surgical outcomes. As Mr Sherif is quite aware of the huge psychological and physical impact of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment modalities on my patients, he has been commended on his ability to communicate empathetically and clearly with my patients to reassure them and navigate through personalised complex shared decision-making towards an excellent outcome. In addition, he provide support services that run parallel with the traditional medical and surgical treatment modalities to try to alleviate the impact of the diagnosis and treatment.
As a core member of the St Albans Breast Unit multidisciplinary team of West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Mr Monib works closely with medical and clinical oncology colleagues, radiologists, plastic surgeons, and other multidisciplinary team members to deliver excellent individualised patient care.
In addition to his NHS commitments, Mr Monib is a General Medical Council Associate, Brunel Medical School examiner, Association of Breast Surgery Medical School Champion, and a Hand on Heart charity organisation member.
Practice Information
Mr Monib provides face-to-face, virtual and telephone consultations.
His practice covers a full range of breast benign and malignant disease diagnosis and management, including:
Management of benign breast disease:
Eczematous areolar changes.
Nipple discharge and nipple lesions.
Breast pain and lumps.
Axillary accessory breast tissue.
Male breast lesions and gynaecomastia.
Assessment and management of breast cancer-related risks
Family history assessment and early breast surveillance.
Breast cancer gene testing.
Risk-reducing surgery.
Surgical management of breast cancer
Image-guided breast-conserving surgery using various oncoplastic techniques.
Therapeutic Mammoplasty (Wide Local Excision combined with breast reduction).
Simple mastectomy.
Skin and nipple-sparing mastectomy.
Dual technique Sentinel node biopsy.
Axillary lymph node clearance.
Implant-based reconstruction with all its variants.
Symmetrisation and revision surgery.
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Career positions
- Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon, West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Education
- 1994
Following graduation in 1994, Mr Monib spent his early surgical training at Cairo University Hospitals and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), with a special interest in surgical oncology; then, he completed his advanced surgical training in the East of England region of the UK.
Mr Monib's postgraduate academic qualifications include an ongoing Leadership and Management certificate, a breast ultrasound scan diploma from London South Bank University, a European Board of Breast Surgery Fellowship, a Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons and a Master's Degree in general surgery.
Expertise and interests
- Breast health, breast cancer risk management and screening, as well as personalisation of breast cancer care using plastic surgery techniques to optimise cancer and aesthetic surgical outcomes
Professional memberships
- General Medical Council Specialist Registration (Breast Surgery).
- Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI).
- Association of Breast Surgery (ABS)
- British Medical Association (BMA)
- The European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO).
Research and Publications
Mr Monib is heavily involved in research and publications, with over 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals; he has directed his research projects to focus on innovating and evaluating patient care. As a member of the editorial committee and the reviewer board of several medical journals, he has reviewed over 100 articles for 15 peer-reviewed journals.