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Dr. Ashish A. Magdum is a UK-certified Plastic Surgeon specializing in Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery. He received his MBBS degree from Nair Hospital, Mumbai, and completed his surgical and specialist plastic surgical training in the Yorkshire Region, Leeds, UK.

He furthered his expertise through reconstructive fellowship training in Taichung City, Taiwan, and Newcastle and East Grinstead, UK. His aesthetic surgery fellowship training took place in London, Hull, Devon, and Germany. His research on plastic surgery has been published in numerous journals, and he has presented his work at national and international conferences. He currently holds practicing privileges at MACS Clinic in London and Wood MediSpa in Devon, Southwest England.

He is a fully registered Medical Practitioner with Specialist Registration in Plastic Surgery with the General Medical Council, UK, and the Maharashtra Medical Council, Mumbai. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) (Plastic Surgery) of England, London. He has performed more than 8,000 surgeries.

He is a full member of the following learned societies in India and abroad:

• The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS)
• British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS)
• Indian Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (IAAPS)
• Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (AAPS)
• European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (EAFPS)
• UK Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (UKAAPS) and Consortium of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Clinic Owners (CAPSCO)
• International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS)

Experience: 12 years

Areas of Interest:

• Facial Aesthetic Surgery
• Aesthetic Breast Surgery and Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction (after Breast Cancer removal)
• Body Contouring Surgery (Liposculpture and Mommy Makeover)
• Microsurgery for soft tissue reconstruction for Sarcoma, Head and Neck Cancer and Trauma, Skin Cancer and Melanoma Surgery
• Surgery for Lymphedema

• CAPSCO and UKAAPS Fellow in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
• Recipient of the First International BrEaSt Empower Fellowship granted by GC Aesthetics, Europe.
• Former NHS (National Health Service, UK) Full-time Consultant in Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery at the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.
• Trained and worked at renowned Plastic Surgery Centers of Excellence in the UK, including John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford; Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich; St. Andrew’s Centre for Plastic Surgery, Chelmsford; Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead; Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Leeds; and Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle.
• Invited Faculty at the CAPSCO/UKAAPS Meeting, presenting on the "Segmental SMAS concept" for understanding the anatomy of Deep Plane Face Lift, London, May 2022.
• Faculty Member for the ST3 National Selection Process in Plastic Surgery, February 2021.
• Faculty Member for Virtual Medical Student Interviews, Sheffield, January 2021.
• Faculty Member at the European Winter Meeting in Facial Plastic Surgery, Davos, March 2020.

• Berner J, Dearden A, Magdum A, Crowley T, Rankin K, Clarke M, Ragbir M. "Safety of limb-salvaging surgery for sarcomas compromising major vessels: A 15-year single-centre outcomes study." J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2021 Sep;74(9):2076-2084.
• Berner J and Magdum A. "The Newcastle Microsurgery Fellowship – A truly Multidisciplinary Experience." Annals of Plastic Surgery, 2021 May;86(5).
• Banks J. et al. "Breast Angiosarcoma Surveillance Study: UK national Audit of management and outcomes of Angiosarcoma of the breast and chest wall." Br J Surgery. 2021 Apr 30;108(4):388-394.
• Gassner HG, Magdum AA, Hanga D. "The 'Segmental SMAS Model': A Didactic Concept of Face and Neck Lift Anatomy." Facial Plas Surg. 2020 Aug;36(4):337-350.
• Gassner HG, Magdum AA, Tasman AJ. "Minimally invasive techniques in Rhinoplasty." Curr Opin in Otolaryngol Head and Neck Surg. 2020 Aug;28(4):218-227.
• Berner JE, Magdum A, Blackburn A. "Simultaneous bi-pedicled DIEP and TUG flaps to enhance cosmetic outcome in unilateral delayed breast reconstruction: two flaps with three pedicels for one breast." European Journal of Plastic Surgery. 2020;43:509–512.
• Tan A, Smailes S, Friebel T, Magdum A, Frew Q, El-Muttardi N, Philp B, Dziewulski P. "Smoke Inhalation Increases Intensive Care requirements and morbidity in Paediatric Burns." Burns. 2016 Aug;42(5):1111-5.
• Bains R, Magdum A, Bhat W, Roy A, Platt A, Stanley P. "Soft Tissue Sarcoma – A review of presentation, management and outcomes in 110 patients." The Surgeon. 2016 Jun;14(3):129-35.
• Jabir S, Frew Q, Magdum A, El-Muttardi N, Philip B, Dziewulski P. "Microvascular free tissue transfer in acute and secondary burn reconstruction." Injury. 2015 Sep;46(9):1821-7.
• Akhtar S, Bhat W, Magdum A, Stanley PRW. "Surgical excision margins for melanoma in situ." Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 2014 Mar;67(3):320-323.
• Vijayan R, Magdum A, Critchley P. "A misdiagnosed burn: necrotising fasciitis in an elderly patient." BMJ Case Reports. 2013 Jul;1-3.
• Magdum A, Leonforte F, McNaughton E, Kim J, Patel T, Haywood R. "Sun Protection - Do we know enough?" Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 2012 Oct;65:1384–1389.
• Matteucci P, Pinder R, Magdum A, Stanley P. "Accuracy of skin lesion diagnosis in exclusion of malignancy." J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2011 Nov;64(11):1460-5.
• Mopuri N, Srinivasan J, Magdum A. "Harvesting split skin graft from degloved skin - A refined technique." European Journal of Plastic Surgery. 2010;33(3):171-172.