Meet the Breast Team

Julia trained at Newcastle University and undertook her surgical training in West and East Yorkshire. She was awarded the GB Ong medal given each year to the candidate who achieves the highest mark in the Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Examination in General Surgery who chooses to affiliate to The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. She completed the prestigious national Oncoplastic Breast Surgery TIG fellowship in Leeds.

Julia has a Masters in Clinical Education and is interested in postgraduate education. She has worked at Chesterfield Royal as a Consultant since 2014 and has recently taken on the role of Clinical Lead.

Miss Iman Azmy MB ChB, FRCS Ed, FRCS (Gen Surg), MD​

Miss Azmy took up her Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon appointment at Chesterfield Royal Hospital in July 2005. Having trained in Glasgow, Newcastle and North Trent, Miss Azmy also undertook 3 years in full-time research at the University of Sheffield investigating possible links between genetics and breast cancer.  This work culminated in an award by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and winning the East midlands Surgical Society Prize. Miss Azmy was one of the first candidates in the UK to be selected for a national oncoplastic fellowship. Miss Azmy also trains junior breast surgeons and often gives talks and seminars to educate and inform patients on issues related to breast cancer, breast awareness and breast reconstruction.

Mr Hollywood was appointed as a Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon at Chesterfield Royal Hospital in 2014.

He trained at St Bartholomew’s and The Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, graduating in 1999. His surgical training was on the South Coast of England within the Wessex Deanery. Following completion of his higher surgical training he was appointed as an Oncoplastic Fellow at the highly prestigious University of South Manchester Hospital’s Nightingale Centre. This involved training alongside plastic surgeons in all aspects of breast reconstructive and oncological surgery. He was a member of the first cohort to study for the MS in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery run by the University of East Anglia, in conjunction with the Royal College of Surgeons and Associate of Breast Surgery.

Prior to embarking on a career in Medicine, Mr Hollywood undertook an undergraduate degree in Zoology and Psychology at the University of Reading, specialising in Mammalian Reintroduction Management.

Miss Nour Al-Shurbasi, MBBS, MRCSI, FRCS Eng

Miss Alshurbasi joined Chesterfield in 2020, as a consultant Breast Oncoplastic Surgeon, prior to this appointment she worked in Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, The Rotherham Hospital NHS Trust, and West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, where she was exposed to all spectrum of Breast surgery and Reconstruction.

She graduated from medical school In Jordan, pursued general surgical training in highly competitive training programme in a tertiary centre, and completed 2 years of Fellowship in Surgical Oncology focusing on Breast Oncoplastic Surgery.

She was one of few high school students who were invited to The Royal Palace in Jordan to recognise high academic achievements.

She performs all types of breast surgery and reconstruction. Her focus is Breast Conserving surgery via a procedure called Mammoplasty (Removing cancer along with Breast reduction), and partial breast reconstruction with chest wall perforator flaps.

Miss Kathryn (Kate) Hodgkins MBChB, MRCS 

Miss Hodgkins undertook her undergraduate training at Sheffield University, graduating in 2005. She completed her core surgical training in the South Yorkshire and Humber region, followed by higher surgical training in the Yorkshire Deanery. During training she has undertaken specialist training in Breast surgery and oncoplastic surgery. 

She has been working at Chesterfield Royal Hospital since 2018 where she is involved in running breast clinics, breast surgery and medical student training.

Dr Anna Ford (MBCHB,MRCR,FRCR)

Consultant Radiologist and Director of Breast services at Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Breast screening service.

Clinical interests include Breast Imaging (mammograms, ultrasound, MRI and Breast biopsies) and reporting cross sectional imaging.

All breast patients are introduced to one of the breast clinical nurse specialists who are registered nurses and have had specialised training in all aspects of breast care. Patients are offered a named clinical nurse specialist (‘Key Worker’), who will be there to summarise the diagnosis and treatment plan following the initial results appointment. The Key Worker acts as the co-ordinator, by working closely with the specialist surgeons and other clinicians involved in each individual patient's care. This offers continuity for patients, carers and families so they have a point of contact for advice and support as they need it.

They are committed to supporting patients throughout their cancer journey, providing expert advice and guidance on breast disease, specific cancer treatments and potential side effects.  They ensure individuals receive psychological and emotional support, as well as providing sufficient information at appropriate stages throughout the treatment pathway. They have also developed advanced skills to meet the growing needs of the service and run independent nurse-led clinics.

The secondary Breast Clinical Nurse Specialists are dedicated to caring for patients who have been diagnosed with secondary (metastatic) breast cancer and also those undergoing chemotherapy.