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Founded in 1856, St John & St Elizabeth Hospital is one of the UK’s largest independent charitable hospitals. Our commitment to our patients is in the quality of our care, the range of our services and the quality of our consultants and staff.
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St John & St Elizabeth Hospital is renowned for its highly specialised clinics that provide exemplary care for patients. Our expert Consultants cover the full range of specialties and are able to treat almost any medical condition.
We’re proud to be the chosen Hospital for some of the world’s leading Consultants. Our specialist Consultants cover a wide range of specialisms and are committed to our values as a Hospital.
Miss Joanna Franks is a Consultant Breast and Oncoplastic Surgeon, specialising in cancer care, breast and reconstructive surgery. She is based at University College London NHS Hospital and also sees patients privately. She has expertise in assessing and managing all breast conditions, including both malignant and benign disease. Her particular interests are the detection of early breast cancers, oncoplastic breast conservation, neo-adjuvant strategies, mastectomy with immediate reconstruction, symmetrisation, risk reduction and screening, including if patients come from a high-risk family background.
Miss Franks qualified from Imperial College with honours and took a year out for research, funded by the Medical Research Council, which resulted in a first-class BSc in pathology with basic medical science. She also has an interest in assessment and training and has completed an MSc in Medical Education and is a regular examiner for University College Hospital and the Royal Free Medical School.
She also works with the General Medical Council, item writing and standard-setting as part of Fitness to Practice and is one of their Medical Assessors, as well as a professional reviewer for MacMillan Cancer and Trustee of Future Dreams charity, dedicated to breast cancer support and research.