In this special episode of the Mood Food Podcast, hosts Dr. Prreeti Butani and Dr. Pramila Vishvanath LCEH, PA, ND speak with internationally recognized breast surgeon Dr. Ashutosh Kothari who was the Clinical Lead of the Academic Breast Cancer Unit at Guy’s & St. Thomas’ NHS Trust in London. He leads one of the busiest tertiary referral centres in the UK. He chairs multiple breast-cancer leadership groups, teaches globally, mentors future surgeons, and has led first-in-man clinical trials exploring new imaging technologies for breast cancer. He is European Representative of the Indian Association of Surgical Oncology and contributing to clinical development and surgical collaboration at H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai, where he is director of breast surgery at one of India’s leading centres for cancer care.

With decades of clinical experience and a global teaching footprint, Dr. Kothari brings rare insight into the evolving world of breast cancer surgery, from oncoplastic techniques to patient-centered decision-making and innovation in margin assessment. In this thoughtful conversation, he reflects on how surgical training has changed, what patients value most in a surgeon, and why precision and compassion must coexist in modern breast cancer care.

⸻ In This Episode:

• The evolution of oncoplastic breast surgery

• How surgeons balance cancer control and cosmetic outcomes

• Why communication and shared decision-making matter more than ever

• International differences in breast cancer care

• Innovations improving surgical precision

• The future of training the next generation of breast surgeons

• Dr. Kothari’s philosophy: treating the patient, not just the disease

⸻ Guest: Dr. Ashutosh Kothari, Consultant Breast & Oncoplastic Surgeon Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

Hosts: Dr. Prreeti Butani Dr. Pramila Vishvanath, LCEH, PA, ND

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