Ms Gael MacLean

Professional statement

Ms Gael M MacLean is a leading consultant oncoplastic breast surgeon based in Oxford. With over 8 years of consultant surgeon experience, Ms MacLean specialises in oncoplastic surgery, axillary surgery, male breast cancer surgery, immediate reconstruction for breast cancer, symmetrising breast reduction after breast cancer surgery, mastopexy, mastectomy, as well as breast reconstruction with implants.

Ms MacLean received her MBBS from King’s College, London before going on to complete her surgical training at various hospitals across the UK, including Reading, London, and Oxford. She is also a member of Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. In addition to her training in the UK, Ms MacLean has also completed a fellowship in breast reconstruction surgery at Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden. She has been a consultant surgeon in the NHS since 2014. 

Ms Maclean is an expert in oncoplastic breast surgery, with extensive experience in a wide range of procedures. She currently runs private clinics at GenesisCare Orion House (Diagnostic Centre) in Oxford. She is also a consultant oncoplastic surgeon at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and she was head of the Breast Surgery Department throughout the COVID pandemic.

Ms MacLean has extensive experience in surgical education. She was the first Honorary Secretary of the prestigious Faculty of Surgical Trainers at the Royal College of Surgeons. Ms MacLean has also lectured on surgical training internationally. She has published several medical articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals, on topics such as therapeutic mammoplasties, lymphoedema and diagnosis of potentially malignant lesions. 

Ms MacLean offers 'one stop' breast clinics at both The Manor Hospital and Genesis Care both in Oxford. In these clinics imaging (mammography and ultrasound) is available at the same time as your consultation. Ms MacLean works with consultant radiology doctors in these clinics providing excellent care and allowing rapid diagnosis.