SBOSS Program

Dr Lim Geok Hoon Head and Senior Consultant at Breast Department, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital and Clinical Associate Professor with Duke-NUS Medical School. She is trained in oncoplastic breast surgery and believes that a good cosmetic breast result is as paramount as a safe oncological outcome. She has several publications with most of her works focusing specifically on the surgical oncoplastic techniques most applicable to Asian women. She also has a special interest in genetic breast cancer, which is why she pursued a year- long fellowship in the United Kingdom on breast cancer genetics and oncoplastic surgery. She founded the Singapore Breast Oncoplastic Surgery Symposium (SBOSS) in 2015 and developed the world first virtual simulator for teaching oncoplastic surgery. She also pioneered the minimal scar mastectomy technique.

Based in San Francisco, Dr. Anne Peled is a surgeon, an educator, a researcher, a mother, an athlete, and a breast cancer survivor. Just a few years into starting her own thriving breast cancer and plastic surgery practice, Anne was diagnosed with breast cancer herself, which gives her the unusual perspective of both the expert and the patient. This has also only strengthened her dedication to provide the most empathic and personal care for her patients, to research and innovate the most cutting-edge techniques and practices for breast cancer surgery and reconstruction, and to educate her peers and the public on the best care and prevention for breast cancer and breast health.

Dr Ashok B C is a Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive surgeon at Manipal Hospital Bengaluru. He is an Adjunct Professor in Plastic surgery at Manipal University. He is also a Co-Director of the breast surgery fellowship at Manipal University and an Ex Member of the Medical advisory board at Manipal Hospital. In addition, he is a member of ABSI, APSI, IAAPS, ISSH, ISRM and was the Ex Honorary secretary of ABSI. Dr Ashok has over 30 publications related to plastic, breast and lymphoedema surgery. He has also contributed to a book on Breast reconstruction.

Dr Ashok B C is a Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive surgeon at Manipal Hospital Bengaluru. He is an Adjunct Professor in Plastic surgery at Manipal University. He is also a Co-Director of the breast surgery fellowship at Manipal University and an Ex Member of the Medical advisory board at Manipal Hospital. In addition, he is a member of ABSI, APSI, IAAPS, ISSH, ISRM and was the Ex Honorary secretary of ABSI. Dr Ashok has over 30 publications related to plastic, breast and lymphoedema surgery. He has also contributed to a book on Breast reconstruction.

Dr Ashok B C is a Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive surgeon at Manipal Hospital Bengaluru. He is an Adjunct Professor in Plastic surgery at Manipal University. He is also a Co-Director of the breast surgery fellowship at Manipal University and an Ex Member of the Medical advisory board at Manipal Hospital. In addition, he is a member of ABSI, APSI, IAAPS, ISSH, ISRM and was the Ex Honorary secretary of ABSI. Dr Ashok has over 30 publications related to plastic, breast and lymphoedema surgery. He has also contributed to a book on Breast reconstruction.

Dr Yan is a consultant surgeon at the Breast Centre, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital and Clinical Assistant Professor with Duke-NUS Medical school. She was awarded the Ministry of Health Human Manpower Development Programme (HMDP) where she completed further subspecialty training in the field of oncoplastic breast surgery at the Royal Marsden Hospital. She believes a good aesthetic outcome is as important as a good oncological outcome in breast cancer treatment. Besides her interest in oncoplastic and breast reconstruction surgery, Dr Yan also has a strong interest of breast cancer in young women and phyllodes tumours of the breast. In recognition of her dedication to the care of her patients, she was awarded the Singapore Health Quality Award Gold category in 2019 and the Singapore Health Quality Award Star Category in 2020.

Dr Lim Geok Hoon Head and Senior Consultant at Breast Department, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital and Clinical Associate Professor with Duke-NUS Medical School. She is trained in oncoplastic breast surgery and believes that a good cosmetic breast result is as paramount as a safe oncological outcome. She has several publications with most of her works focusing specifically on the surgical oncoplastic techniques most applicable to Asian women. She also has a special interest in genetic breast cancer, which is why she pursued a year- long fellowship in the United Kingdom on breast cancer genetics and oncoplastic surgery. She founded the Singapore Breast Oncoplastic Surgery Symposium (SBOSS) in 2015 and developed the world first virtual simulator for teaching oncoplastic surgery. She also pioneered the minimal scar mastectomy technique.

Yazan Masannat is a Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon working in Aberdeen, Scotland/UK and a Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen and the University of East Anglia in England. After completing his basic surgical training in Wales and obtaining the membership exams of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland he Moved to England. He obtained a doctorate from the University of Leeds and then moved to the South East Thames Sector of the London Deanery where he completed his Higher Surgical training. He trained in some of the best units in the world including Guy’s Hospitalin London and obtained the highly competitive and prestigious National Oncoplastic Fellowship at Mid-Essex Hospitals(St Andrews Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery) followed by a further fellowship in the world-renowned Royal Marsden Hospital in London. His main clinical interest is breast conservation through level one and level two oncoplastic techniques and Breast Reconstruction.

Marios Konstantinos Tasoulis, MD, PhD, FEBS, FRCS, is a consultant breast surgeon at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and honorary clinical senior lecturer at the Institute of Cancer Research, London. He is the educational supervisor at The Royal Marsden for the National Advanced Training in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Fellowship, which offers integrative interspecialty training in breast surgical oncology and plastic surgery. Dr. Tasoulis joined the Breast Unit at The Royal Marsden in 2016, initially as a fellow and later as a locum consultant breast surgeon before taking up his current substantive faculty position. After finishing his surgical training in Athens, Greece, and before joining The Royal Marsden, he worked as a visiting assistant professor in the Breast Unit of Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale University, through a scholarship awarded by the European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO).

Marios Konstantinos Tasoulis, MD, PhD, FEBS, FRCS, is a consultant breast surgeon at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and honorary clinical senior lecturer at the Institute of Cancer Research, London. He is the educational supervisor at The Royal Marsden for the National Advanced Training in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Fellowship, which offers integrative interspecialty training in breast surgical oncology and plastic surgery. Dr. Tasoulis joined the Breast Unit at The Royal Marsden in 2016, initially as a fellow and later as a locum consultant breast surgeon before taking up his current substantive faculty position. After finishing his surgical training in Athens, Greece, and before joining The Royal Marsden, he worked as a visiting assistant professor in the Breast Unit of Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale University, through a scholarship awarded by the European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO).

Hasan Karanlik is a surgical oncologist specializing in the treatment of breast cancer. He is a graduate of the Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine and completed his surgery training at the same university. Dr Karanlik then completed a Surgical Oncology fellowship and master degree for Cancer Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Istanbul University Institute of Oncology. Dr. Karanlik has focused his career exclusively on the care of patients with breast cancer since 2004. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Breast Society of Istanbul and Society of Surgical Oncology. He has more than 100 national and international articles, more than 200 presented abstracts, awards for young researcher, and more than 10 best study awards in congresses. He has served as speaker or chair in more than 100 national and international meetings, and organized many scientific meetings. He completed all requirements of European Union of Medical Specialists, passed all exams of European Board of Surgery in Liverpool and received degree of Fellowship European Board of Surgery (FEBS) in 2014. He is a member of American Colleage of Surgeons (FACS). He visited many institutions such as European Institute of Oncology in Milan, Italy, Camargo Hospital Do Cancer in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Newyork, USA, MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, USA, Netherland Cancer Institute in Amsterdam and European Academy of Senology in Dusseldorf, Germany between 2009 and 2013. Dr. Karanlik has a special interest in breast conservation, oncoplastic surgical techniques and treatment modalities of breast cancer with multidisciplinary approach.

Dr Celet Ozden was born in Istanbul in 1975. She finished her undergrad education and plastic surgery residency in Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty where she remained as faculty and has since worked as an attending. At 2017, she set up Istanbul Breast Clinic where she established a specialized breast plastic surgery practice. She has a genuine interest in breast and chestwall reconstruction and has been working with several mutidisciplinary breast care teams. She carries an active role in the treatment planning and reconstructive procedures as well as aesthetic and reconstructive revisions in these high turnover referral centers.

Dr Yan is a consultant surgeon at the Breast Centre, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital and Clinical Assistant Professor with Duke-NUS Medical school. She was awarded the Ministry of Health Human Manpower Development Programme (HMDP) where she completed further subspecialty training in the field of oncoplastic breast surgery at the Royal Marsden Hospital. She believes a good aesthetic outcome is as important as a good oncological outcome in breast cancer treatment. Besides her interest in oncoplastic and breast reconstruction surgery, Dr Yan also has a strong interest of breast cancer in young women and phyllodes tumours of the breast. In recognition of her dedication to the care of her patients, she was awarded the Singapore Health Quality Award Gold category in 2019 and the Singapore Health Quality Award Star Category in 2020.

Dr Lim Geok Hoon Head and Senior Consultant at Breast Department, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital and Clinical Associate Professor with Duke-NUS Medical School. She is trained in oncoplastic breast surgery and believes that a good cosmetic breast result is as paramount as a safe oncological outcome. She has several publications with most of her works focusing specifically on the surgical oncoplastic techniques most applicable to Asian women. She also has a special interest in genetic breast cancer, which is why she pursued a year- long fellowship in the United Kingdom on breast cancer genetics and oncoplastic surgery. She founded the Singapore Breast Oncoplastic Surgery Symposium (SBOSS) in 2015 and developed the world first virtual simulator for teaching oncoplastic surgery. She also pioneered the minimal scar mastectomy technique.

Yazan Masannat is a Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon working in Aberdeen, Scotland/UK and a Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen and the University of East Anglia in England. After completing his basic surgical training in Wales and obtaining the membership exams of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland he Moved to England. He obtained a doctorate from the University of Leeds and then moved to the South East Thames Sector of the London Deanery where he completed his Higher Surgical training. He trained in some of the best units in the world including Guy’s Hospitalin London and obtained the highly competitive and prestigious National Oncoplastic Fellowship at Mid-Essex Hospitals(St Andrews Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery) followed by a further fellowship in the world-renowned Royal Marsden Hospital in London. His main clinical interest is breast conservation through level one and level two oncoplastic techniques and Breast Reconstruction.

Moustapha Hamdi graduated in 1990 at the University of Damascus Syria as a doctor of medicine, surgery and obstetrics. He moved to Belgium and did an internship in general and plastic surgery at the various hospitals of the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). Then he was part of the academic staff of the Hospital in Glasgow Canniesburn engaged in microsurgery and breast reconstruction between 1996-1997. Between 1999 and 2011, Professor Hamdi was one of staff members of the Plastic Surgery Department in Gent University Hospital where he also presented his doctoral thesis for pedicled Flaps in Breast Surgery: a new concept. In 2005 he again sought other horizons and worked three months along with the staff of the PACES Clinic in Atlanta. There he focused mainly on aesthetic surgery of the eyelids and facial rejuvenation. Since 1 April 2011, Moustapha Hamdi worked as a department head in the department of plastic surgery of the Brussels University Hospital. More recently, since 2007, he is also attached to the Medical Institute Edith Cavell in Brussels.