Mr. Duncan Atherton

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Mr. Duncan Atherton

Mr Duncan Atherton is a Consultant Plastic Surgeon with a special interest in primary and secondary rhinoplasty, facial plastic surgery and cleft lip and palate surgery.

Having studied medicine in London at St George’s Medical school in 2000, qualifying with a double distinction, Mr Atherton completed his initial surgical training at Cambridge University Hospital. In 2004 he moved back to London and was awarded his MD in 2006 for his thesis on nerve injury and healing from Imperial College.

Continuing his plastic surgical training in London, Mr Atherton gained further experience in many of the capital’s leading teaching hospitals including The Royal Free, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Charing Cross Hospital, Great Ormond Street and Guys and St Thomas’. He was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, as a specialist plastic surgeon, in 2011.

Mr Atherton has completed the highly coveted Wellington cosmetic surgery fellowship as well as further sub speciality fellowships in cleft lip and palate surgery and craniofacial surgery (surgery to the face and skull).

Mr Atherton has been a substantive consultant plastic surgeon at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London since 2013.

Mr Atherton has an active focus in clinical research with particular interest in surgical techniques to help patients with cleft lip and cleft palate. He has also published comprehensively in plastic and reconstructive surgery including papers on breast, skin, craniofacial and head and neck reconstruction.

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Specialist Treatments Published Research

Face & Eyes Surgery

Silicone lip implant for augmentation in cleft lip.
Paddle A, Wordsworth M, Atherton D.
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2018 Apr;71(4):546-547.

Use of a purified collagen membrane to aid closure of palatal fistulae.
Atherton DD, Boorman JG.
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2016 Jul;69(7):1003-7.

Salvage of the lower limb after a full thickness burn with loss of the knee extensor mechanism: a case report.
Sarraf KM, Atherton DD, Jayaweera AR, Gibbons CE, Jones I.
J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong). 2013 Apr;21(1):122-4.

Reconstruction of pharyngolaryngectomy defects using the jejunal free flap: a 10-year experience from a single reconstructive centre.
Moradi P, Glass GE, Atherton DD, Eccles S, Coffey M, Majithia A, Speirs AJ, Clarke PM, Wood SH.
Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010 Dec;126(6):1960-6.

Early excision and application of matriderm with simultaneous autologous skin grafting in facial burns.
Atherton DD, Tang R, Jones I, Jawad M.
Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010 Feb;125(2):60e-61e.

Augmentation of temporal fossa hollowing with Mersilene mesh.
Atherton DD, Joshi N, Kirkpatrick N.
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2010 Oct;63(10):1629-34

The use of Matriderm in the management of an exposed Achilles tendon secondary to a burns injury.
Boyce A, Atherton DD, Tang R, Jawad M.
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2010 Feb;63(2):e206-7.

Gastric acid burns from binge drinking.
Wood S, Atherton DD, Stevens R, Williams G.
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2010 Jan;63(1):e122-3

Contact Heat Evoked Potentials Using Simultaneous Eeg And Fmri And Their Correlation With Evoked Pain.
Roberts K, Papadaki A, Gonçalves C, Tighe M, Atherton D, Shenoy R, McRobbie D, Anand P.
BMC Anesthesiol. 2008 Dec 17;8:8.

Age-dependent development of chronic neuropathic pain, allodynia and sensory recovery after upper limb nerve injury in children.
Atherton DD, Taherzadeh O, Elliot D, Anand P.
J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2008 Apr;33(2):186-91.

Relocation of painful neuromas in Zone III of the hand and forearm.
Atherton DD, Fabre J, Anand P, Elliot D.
J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2008 Apr;33(2):155-62

Use of the novel Contact Heat Evoked Potential Stimulator (CHEPS) for the assessment of small fibre neuropathy: correlations with skin flare responses and intra-epidermal nerve fibre counts.
Atherton DD, Facer P, Roberts KM, Misra VP, Chizh BA, Bountra C, Anand P.
BMC Neurol. 2007 Aug 3;7:21.

Immediate bilateral autologous breast reconstruction for silicone intolerance.
Mosahebi A, Atherton D, Ramakrishnan V.
Br J Plast Surg. 2005 Jul;58(5):714-6.

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The Cadogan Clinic and their surgical and nursing staff were excellent throughout my experience with them. The 24/7 nursing support in particular was a huge comfort to me, and I found them extremely responsive

I was nervous before my procedure, but I was put at ease by all the staff I encountered from my patient advisor, surgeon and the nursing staff. It was a huge reassurance to have access to the 24/7 on call nurse service immediately after my procedure also.

I had the most amazing experience with the Cadogan Clinic. They were extremely accommodating and professional. I was a little bit hesitant to go through with it but their safety standards and professionalism put me at ease. Most importantly I am so happy with my results.

I wanted to say a big thank you to the Cadogan Clinic, I am so happy with the results from my surgery. I can’t thank my patient advisor enough for being my support throughout my journey. I felt so reassured from my initial consultation with her and she followed me up closely at each stage. Would recommend highly.

I could not praise the Cadogan Clinic or their fantastic staff more highly. I had a wonderful experience, am delighted with my outcome and in particular very grateful to the 24/7 nursing staff who were always on hand for any questions I had, at whatever time day or night

Three weeks ago I had advanced fat transfer surgery and I am over the moon with the results. My whole wellbeing has been uplifted and I am so much more confident and happy with myself. Thank you to the Clinic and my surgeon for their fantastic work and expertise

I would like to thank the Cadogan Clinic and my surgeon for the outstanding job he did on my complicated and difficult surgery. Mine was an unusual case, but I could not have had a better outcome. Throughout the whole process from my first contact with the clinic I had wonderful support. Someone was always on the end of the phone, and I really appreciated the support

A massive thank you to the Cadogan Clinic. I am very pleased with the results from my surgery. My patient advisor was extremely organised and made me feel reassured throughout the whole experience. My surgeon was excellent and so was the Clinic team - I could not have asked for a better service

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