January 16 2017

Mr Ramakrishnan was one of just two British speakers invited to give a lecture at the annual American meeting. His lecture was titled ‘How to do the fastest DIEP’.

He commented: “This meeting brings together the best of America’s microsurgical surgeons, so it was a great privilege to be invited to speak there. I was invited to speak on the subject of DIEP flaps because of the extremely high volume of cases with outcomes  we complete each year.”

Saturday 29 April

Mr Ramakrishnan was a guest lecturer at the symposium in Hull, where he spoke on state of the art surgical techniques in reconstruction for women who have suffered from breast cancer.

“Today, improvements in microsurgery have completely transformed how we perform breast reconstruction. Not only are we much faster, but the aesthetic outcomes are now excellent.

“I started DIEP flap surgery in Hull over twenty years ago, and in that time, we have improved our techniques to such an extent I can now perform three DIEP flap reconstructions in one theatre in a day, with consistently outstanding results.”

June 15-16 2017

Professor Ramakrishnan was an invited speaker at the World Society for Reconstructive Medicine, held in Seoul, South Korea. He spoke on efficiency in microsurgical breast reconstruction.

“The World Society represents the best microsurgeons from around the world, which makes it a perfect place for the exchange of ideas.

“Efficiency in microsurgery is extremely important – it has been proven that a shorter time in theatre reduces recovery times and hospital stay, and is better for the patient overall. My personal technique has been honed so that I am able to perform 3 DIEP flaps in a day, and this is something I lecture on all over the world.”