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About Mr Matthew Stodell

Mr Matthew Stodell is a Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon with a specialist interest in the surgical management of skin cancer. He was appointed as a Consultant Plastic Surgeon at Royal London Hospital, Bart’s Health NHS Trust in 2018. He is a core member of Bart’s Health Specialist Skin cancer Multi-Disciplinary Team and is the Clinical Governance Lead for Plastic Surgery.

He undertook his specialist Plastic Surgery training across several hospitals in London before being awarded the prestigious international Poche Surgical Fellowship in the Melanoma Institute Australia, Sydney. Furthermore, he has undertaken specialist cosmetic and aesthetic training on the Wellington Aesthetic Fellowship in London.

He was formerly Educational Lead in Plastic Surgery at Bart’s Health and maintains a keen academic interest, regularly attending educational conferences and mentoring trainee surgeons.

His surgical interests include the management of skin malignancies, benign skin lesions, scars and general plastic surgery.

At a glance

Qualifications:
  • MBChB; MSc (Trauma Surgery)
  • FRCS (Plast)
Memberships:
  • Royal College of Surgeons of England
  • General Medical Council
Awards:
  • Poche Fellowship in Melanoma & Surgical Oncology – International Fellowship, Melanoma Institute Australia
  • Wellington Aesthetic Fellowship, HCA Healthcare London

Areas of Expertise

Mr Matthew Stodell commonly treats:

He performs a range of treatments including:

  • A wide range of plastic surgery including reconstructive and aesthetic procedures
  • Particular interest in Mohs’ reconstruction
  • Excision of benign skin lesions, including cysts and lipomata

Research

Mr Matthew Stodell has authored multiple publications:

Key Publications:

Sentinel node biopsy in patients with melanoma improves the accuracy of staging when added to clinicopathological features of the primary tumor:

El Sharouni MA, Stodell MD, et al.

Ann Oncol. 2021 Mar;32(3):375-383.

doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.11.015. Epub 2020 Nov 28.

 

Melanoma patient imaging in the era of effective systemic therapies:

Stodell MD, Thompson JF et al.

Eur J Surg Oncol. 2017 Aug;43(8):1517-1527.

doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2017.05.014.

 

Surgical Reconstruction of melanoma:

Varey, Rtshiladze, Stodell and Stretch

Melanoma Principles & Practice, iBook Edition 1.1, Melanoma Institute Australia

  • Personal Biography

    Mr Matthew Stodell specialises in all aspects of plastic surgery with a particular interest in the surgical management of skin cancer. He is a consultant at the Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust and is a core member of the Specialist Skin cancer Multi-Disciplinary Team (SSMDT). He is Clinical Governance Lead for the Plastic Surgery department and was formerly Educational Lead for several years.

    He always had an interest in plastic surgery from the start of his medical training. This was further developed after he was given a copy of “The Reconstruction of Warriors” by E.R. Mayhew as a junior doctor. He was fascinated by the surgical techniques described, detailing the infancy of plastic surgery and reconstructive procedures and their application to the pilots injured during the Second World War.

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