Yazan Masannat

Yazan is a Consultant Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Breast Surgeon with expertise in breast cancer surgery, breast reconstruction and advanced oncoplastic techniques. His clinical work centres on personalised, evidence-based care, combining effective cancer treatment with the best possible functional, aesthetic and quality-of-life outcomes for patients.

His academic interests include breast cancer research, surgical innovation, clinical trials and medical education. He is Meetings Secretary and a Trustee of the Association of Breast Surgery in the UK (ABS) and serves on the International Committee of the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS). He is also the founder of iBreastBook, a free global educational platform supporting healthcare professionals across more than 100 countries.

He is a widely published academic, with more than 90 peer-reviewed publications and an h-index of 21. His research has contributed to the evidence base in breast cancer surgery, oncoplastic practice and surgical education.

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• Oncoplastic and reconstructive breast surgery
• Surgical management of breast cancer
• Breast cancer localisation techniques
• Clinical trials and evidence-based patient care
• Patient-reported, functional and aesthetic outcomes
• Surgical education, simulation and digital learning
• Global access to medical education
• New innovative MRI
• Radiotherapy dosimetry

• Lecturer, MCh Breast Oncoplastic Surgery courses
• Past Examiner for the European boards of Breast Surgery and Surgical Oncology
• Educational Supervisor for ARU medical students

• MBBS, Jordan University of Science and Technology
• MRCSEd (Edinburgh), The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh – elected in February 2005
• MRCSI (Dublin), The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland – elected as a member in July 2006
• PG Dip in Wound Healing and Tissue Repair, Wound Healing Research Unit, University of Wales, Cardiff
• PG Cert in Health Research, University of Leeds
• MD by thesis, research in breast surgery, University of Leeds
• FRCSEd General Surgery, Intercollegiate Speciality Board
• FEBS Breast Surgery, European Board of Surgery Qualification Exam, Amsterdam
• National Oncoplastic Fellowship in Breast Surgery, Training Interface Group in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery, Joint Committee of Surgical Training in the UK (JCST)
• Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training in General Surgery, CCT Joint Committee in Surgical Training
• DBRMUAB (Diploma in Breast Reconstructive Microsurgery), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
• FEBS Surgical Oncology, Honorary Degree, European Board of Surgery Qualification
• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons – elected for September 2026

• Meeting Secretary and Board Member of the Association of Breast Surgery, UK
• International Committee Member of the American Society of Breast Surgery
• Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons

Yazan has accumulated than 90 peer-reviewed papers with H-Index of 21 You can find a full, up-to-date list of his publications on his Google Scholar and ORCID profiles.

Selected publications from the last few years:

McClurg D. P., Wong, M., Luo-Yng Tay, K., Urquhart, G., Soh, F. Y., Saad Abdalla Al-Zawi, A., Masannat, Y., Elsberger, B., Speirs, V. (2025) 'The Prognostic Significance of the Serum Inflammatory Marker Ratios, Neutrophil-Lymphocyte, Platelet-Lymphocyte and Monocyte-Lymphocyte in Male Breast Cancer', Cancer Invest., 43(6), pp. 391-398. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/07357907.2025.2523908. PMID: 40792617

Sanchez, A. M., De Lauretis, F., Bucaro, A., Pirrottina, C. V., Borghesan, N., Franco, A., Scardina, L., Giannarelli, D., Di Leone, A., Masetti, R., Orlandi, A., Fabi, A., Palazzo, A., Poli, I., Santoro, A., Mulè, A., D'Alessandris, N., Marazzi, F., Masiello, V., Verusio, V., Veronesi, P., Pennacchioli, E., Mattar, D., Lobrano, R., Brancaccio, R., Ferraresi, V., Onesti, E. C., Vari, S., Gentile, D., Tinterri, C., Masannat, Y., ... BEAM Study Group (2025) 'Long term outcomes of breast primary sarcomas and malignant phyllodes tumors: 20 years observational analysis of the BEAM∗ study group. (∗the breast European association for mesenchymal tumors)', Eur J Surg Oncol, 51(10), 110265. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2025.110265. PMID: 40652821

Potter, S., Mullan. R., Cain. H., St John, E., Barry, P., Masannat, Y. ... TADPOLE Trial Management Group (2025) 'Consensus process to agree upon surgical quality assurance processes within a pragmatic, multicentre randomised clinical trial comparing targeted axillary dissection and axillary node clearance: the TADPOLE-TOGETHER project', BMJ Open, 15(6), e095774. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-095774

Mallikourti, V., Ross, P. J., Maier, O., Hanna, K., Husain, E., Davies, G. R., Lurie, D. J., Lip, G., Lahrech, H., Masannat, Y. and Broche, L. M. (2024) 'Field cycling imaging to characterise breast cancer at low and ultra-low magnetic fields below 0.2 T.', Communications Medicine. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-024-00644-2

Kontos, M., Kanavidis, P., Kühn, T., Masannat, Y., Gulluoglu, B., TAD Study Group (2024) 'Targeted axillary dissection: worldwide variations in clinical practice', Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 204, pp. 389-396. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-023-07204-7. PMID: 38175449

Nessa, A., Shaikh, S., Fuller, M., Masannat, Y. A. and Kastora, S. L. (2024) 'Postoperative complications and surgical outcomes of robotic versus conventional nipple-sparing mastectomy in breast cancer: meta-analysis', BJS, 111(1), znad336. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znad336. PMID: 37890072

Rocco, N., Catanuto, G., Masannat, Y. and Nava, M. B. (2023) 'The Evolution of Educational Events during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Experience of G.Re.T.A. Foundation', Breast Care (Basel), 18(3), pp. 200-202. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1159/000530033. PMID: 37928812; PMCID: PMC10624051

Catanuto, G., Rocco, N., Balafa, K., Masannat, Y., Karakatsanis, A., Maglia, A., Barry, P., Pappalardo, F., Nava, M. B. and Caruso, F. (2023) 'Natural Language Processing to Extract Meaningful Information from a Corpus of Written Knowledge in Breast Cancer: Transforming Books into Data', Breast Care (Basel), 18(3), pp. 209-212. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1159/000530448. PMID: 37928810; PMCID: PMC10624050

Kastora, S. L., Holmquist, A., Valachis, A, Rocco, N., Meattini, I., Somaiah, N., Peled, A., Chatterjee, A., Catanuto, G., Tasoulis, M. K., Nava, M. B., Poortmans, P., Pusic, A., Masannat, Y. and Karakatsanis, A. (2023) 'Outcomes of Different Quality of Life Assessment Modalities After Breast Cancer Therapy: A Network Meta-analysis', JAMA Netw Open, 6(6), e2316878. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.16878

Karakatsanis, A., Sund, M., Rocco, N., Dietz, J. R., Kothari, A., Hamdi, M., Masannat, Y. A. and Barry P. A. (2023) 'Chest wall perforator flaps for breast reconstruction: international survey on attitudes and training needs' BJS, 110(8), pp. 966-972. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znad145. PMID: 37259179

Banys-Paluchowski, M., Kühn, T., Masannat, Y., Rubio, I., de Boniface, J., Ditsch, N., Karadeniz Cakmak, G., Karakatsanis, A., Dave, R., Hahn, M., Potter, S., Kothari, A., Gentilini, O. D., Gulluoglu, B. M., Lux, M. P., Smidt, M., Weber, W. P., Aktas Sezen, B., Krawczyk, N., ... Harvey, J. (2023) 'Localization Techniques for Non-Palpable Breast Lesions: Current Status, Knowledge Gaps, and Rationale for the MELODY Study (EUBREAST-4/iBRA-NET, NCT 05559411)', Cancers, 15(4), pp. 1173. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15041173

Yazan is Meetings Secretary and a Trustee of the Association of Breast Surgery (ABS) in the UK. Working alongside colleagues, he has principal responsibility for developing and planning the scientific programmes for the Association’s annual conferences from 2024 to 2029.

He is regularly invited to speak at major national and international conferences, including the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS) Annual Meeting, the Barcelona Breast Meeting, the London Breast Meeting and Breastanbul, among many others.