Consultant Plastic Surgeon
Jonathan Britto graduated with first class Honours from his Bachelor of Science degree and went on to complete his clinical studies and graduate in medicine from the University of London (Royal London Hospital) in 1990. He was awarded the ARC Prize in Rheumatology in this graduating year. He trained in basic surgery - in - general in London and Boston, USA as a Clinical Fellow in Surgery to Harvard University. Higher training in general plastic surgery was undertaken in London, Essex, and Boston, USA, where skills in abdominal and breast contour surgery and general plastic surgical reconstruction were obtained. Further specialist training in aesthetic surgery, craniofacial surgery and the rehabilitation of facial palsy was achieved during extended international Fellowships in Toronto, Canada; and Paris, France. He is entered on the specialist register of the General Medical Council (No. 3479993), and is a diplomate Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in plastic surgery.
Mr Britto is currently Consultant Plastic and Craniofacial surgeon and lead clinician for Head and Neck Surgery at the St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery, one of the largest plastic surgical departments in the UK. He has introduced transcranial multidisciplinary surgery to the St Andrew's Centre, and has an active practice in all aspects of craniofacial reconstruction and microsurgery for oncology, post - trauma, and facial malformation. A particular interest is in the surgical rehabilitation of facial palsy, oculoplastic surgery for eyelid rebalancing and reconstruction, and facial aesthetic surgery. He maintains a broad practice in general and aesthetic plastic surgery of the breast, abdomen, and limbs.
Jonathan Britto is a Syme Professor of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and has been the recipient of various awards and grants, from the British Assocn of Plastic Surgeons, the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and the Craniofacial Society of Great Britain. He has an MD in craniofacial development from the Institute of Child Health (London University) and Great Ormond Street Hospital and has authored over 40 papers in various subjects of research based and clinical plastic surgery, including facial anatomy, rhinoplasty and eyelid surgery. He has lectured by invitation nationally and internationally, and written a surgical textbook and several chapters on plastic and craniofacial surgical subjects.
Specialist clinical interests:
Eyelid reconstruction and aesthetics, facial and nasal aesthetic surgery, endoscopic cosmetic surgery, contour surgery of the abdomen, trunk and breast. Non - surgical facial rejuvenation.
Mr Jonathan A. Britto
BSc(Hons) MB MD FRCS FRCS(Plast)
48 Harley Street, London W1G 9PU
Mrs Julie Hughes, Practice Manager.
Regional Chambers, 4 Cherry Blossom Lane
Cold Norton, Chelmsford CM3 6JQ
Tel : 08700 418804
Email : j.hughes@lcpcs.co.uk, j.britto@lcpcs.co.uk
St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery
Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7ET
Mrs Pauline Prance, Sec.
Tel : 01245 516119
Email : Pauline.Prance@meht.nhs.uk
Consultant Plastic, Aesthetic & Hand Surgeon
Raj Ragoowansi graduated in Medicine and Surgery from St Thomas Hospital Medical School, London with the final year elective spent at Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA. He was awarded the Smith & Nephew Surgical Prize for a dissertation on Evolution of Sutures in Surgery
After completion of training in General Surgery and the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS), higher training in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery was undertaken in London, East Grinstead and Chelmsford. This involved specialist exposure in reconstructive surgery of the breast, face, hands and trunk. International fellowships in Hand and Wrist surgery were undertaken in USA, France and India. Formal Aesthetic Surgery training was acquired at the Royal College of Surgeons approved institutions; Wellington Hospital and King Edward VII Hospital, London.
Awarded several research and clinical grants from the British Association of Plastic Surgeons and British Society for Surgery of the Hand to study the molecular mechanisms and treatment of abnormal scar formations. He has authored over 25 papers in peer reviewed Plastic and Hand Surgery journals and has been invited to lecture on the Aesthetic Surgery faculty for the University of London.
In addition to providing a reconstructive surgery service in hands (trauma, nerve compression, rheumatoid arthritis) and breast (post mastectomy reconstruction, congenital asymmetry), specialist areas of interest include body contouring for patients after extreme weight loss, chest wall reconstruction following coronary artery bypass surgery and management of problem scars.
A see and treat clinic for skin lesions is provided within a multi-disciplinary set-up.
Specialist clinical interests:
Breast reshaping, facial and eyelid rejuvenation Hand & Wrist nerve decompression, soft tissue and joint restoration Non-surgical rejuvenation of the face and neck; dermal fillers, chemical peels Management of problem scars
Mr Raj H Ragoowansi
MB MSc FRCS(Plast)
48 Harley Street, London W1G 9PU.
Mrs Julie Hughes, Practice Manager.
Regional Chambers, 4 Cherry Blossom Lane,
Cold Norton, Chelmsford, CM3 6JQ
Tel : 08700 418804
Email : j.hughes@lcpcs.co.uk, r.ragoowansi@lcpcs.co.uk
St Bartholomew's & The London NHS Trust,
London EC1A 7BE, Vicky Squires, Secretary.
Tel : 0207 377 7192
