Sainsbury, Mr Richard

MD with distinction (Newcastle 1986)
FRCS 1981

Speciality

Breast Surgery

Training and Education

Trained in North East of England
Appointed Consultant Surgeon 1988 in Yorkshire before moving to University College London 2000 and to South Coast in 2007.
Ceased general surgery with move to South Coast

Experience

Mr Sainsbury has worked for Southampton University Hospitals Trust since August 2007 

Mr Sainsbury provides breast services to isle of Wight and contributes to Southampton and has extensive experience in all aspects breast surgery including reconstruction.

Key achievements

Mr Sainsbury provided evidence that specialist activity matters in treating breast cancer and is a principle Investigator of trial that showed timing of surgery within menstrual cycle was unimportant.

Key awards and prizes

Currently President British Oncological Association.  Was Company Secretary of British Journal of Surgery

Research

Research program on cell cycle control and breast cancer ongoing.

Epidermal growth factor receptor status as predictor of early recurrence and death from breast cancer  Lancet 1987; i: 1398-1402

Cell-cycle-phase progression analysis identifies unique phenotypes of major prognostic and predictive significance in breast cancer. British J Cancer 2009 100(6):959-70

Survival from breast cancer.  Influence of clinician workload and patterns of treatment on outcome.  Lancet 1995; 345: 1265-1270

Effect on survival of delays in referral of patients with breast-cancer symptoms: a retrospective analysis.  Lancet 1999; 353: 1132-1135

Long-term Effectiveness of Adjuvant Goserelin in Premenopausal Women With Early Breast Cancer.  J Natl Cancer Inst. 2009;101(5):341-9.