Alazawi Dhafir | St James's 188��

Speciality: General surgery and breast surgery

Sub specialities: Breast cosmetic and reconstructive surgery

Mr Alazawi is a surgeon specialising in general and breast surgery at St James’s 188��.

Mr Alazawi trained through the National Surgical Training Programme in Ireland and in 2011, he received a specialised fellowship in aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery from The Royal Melbourne 188�� and The Royal Women’s 188�� in Melbourne, Australia.

- Bachelor of Medicine (1990)
- Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (FRCSI) (1998)
- Doctor of Medicine (MD), University College Dublin (2006)
- Intercollegiate Speciality Board in General Surgery FRCSI �� Breast (2010)
Breast surgery:
- Breast cancer management, including patients with a high family risk history
- Immediate and delayed breast reconstruction following breast cancer surgery
- Breast reconstruction following risk reducing (prophylactic) mastectomy for high-risk patients, using a variety of reconstructive techniques such as implant and flap-based reconstruction
- Breast reduction surgery
- Breast augmentation
- Bilateral mastopexy (breast lift surgery)
General surgery

Mr Alazawi has a long history of experience in a variety of general surgical procedures and techniques such as:
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- Laparoscopic and open hernia repair
- Laparoscopic incisional hernia repair
- Gastro-intestinal and bowel surgery
- Thyroid and melanoma surgery
- Upper and lower gastro-intestinal endoscopies