Dr Cristina Bordea

Professional statement

Dr Cristina Bordea is an experienced consultant plastic surgeon, based in Kettering. With over 25 years of experience, she specialises in skin cancer diagnosis and treatment including basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and malignant melanoma, diagnosis and treatment of benign skin lesions, skin checks and surveillance, mole assessment and removal, dermoscopy,  soft tissue lump removal, scar revision, split earlobe reconstruction and tattoo removal (not laser).

Dr Bordea currently runs a private practice at the Woodland Hospital in Kettering. She also works as a consultant in dermatology at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, where she is a member of the skin cancer multidisciplinary team. She graduated from the "Grigore T.Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, in Romania. She then went on to receive her DPhil from the University of Oxford for research on skin cancers in renal transplant recipients, and her FRCSEd (Plast) from the Royal College of Surgeons.

She completed her surgical training at a number prestigious hospitals, including Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital in London and the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust in Oxford. She also undertook further specialist fellowships in skin oncology and hand surgery. She is on the GMC specialist register.

In addition to her medical work, Dr Bordea also has a strong academic background. When she is not treating patients, Dr Bordea carries out medical research, with a focus on skin cancer. She has presented her work at national and international meetings and published in peer-reviewed international journals. In 2016, Dr Bordea held the position of Visiting Scholar at the University of Tasmania in Australia, where she conducted research into stem cells.

She is a member of the British Association of Dermatologists, the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, the Royal College of Physicians and the British Society of Cosmetic Dermatology.