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Mr AJ Stephenson

Consultant Plastic Surgeon

MbChB, MPhil, FRCS Glasg, FRCS Glasg (Plast)

Practises at: Thornbury Hospital

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Personal profile

After qualifying in Birmingham in 1990, Mr Stephenson worked in range of specialties including plastic surgery, before specialising in plastic surgery in 1998.

He trained in Plastic Surgery in Sheffield, Cambridge, Norwich, London and Auckland, New Zealand, before returning as a Consultant to Sheffield in 2006, which is where he originally began his plastic surgery career.

As well as diagnosis and initial treatment of skin cancer lesions, including basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and malignant melanoma, Mr Stephenson performs wider excision for skin cancer, with skin graft or local flap reconstruction where necessary, with sentinel lymph node biopsy for malignant melanoma skin cancer and lymph node dissection for skin cancer. He has a specific interest in the follow-up of patients with skin cancer.

Mr Stephenson is the Lead Clinician for the regional Specialist Skin (Cancer) Multi-Disciplinary Team (SSMDT) which gives advice to teams managing patients with skin cancer throughout the Sheffield/Barnsley/Chesterfield/Doncaster/Rotherham region.

Clinical interests

  • Skin cancer and burns management
  • Skin lesion excision
  • Removal of benign (harmless) skin lesions
  • Removal of subcutaneous fatty lumps (lipomas) in adults and in children
  • General plastic surgery in children, including prominent ear correction (pinnaplasty)

Professional memberships

  • British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons
  • British Burns Association
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