Prof Charles Malata

Professor Charles Malata is a British and American trained consultant plastic surgeon specialising in breast augmentation (boob jobs), abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), breast reduction, rhinoplasty (nose jobs), breast reconstruction after mastectomy (DIEP flap reconstruction), facelift and body contouring after weight loss. He is the most senior reconstructive breast plastic surgeon at the Cambridge Breast Unit at Addenbrooke's University Hospital, Cambridge and was also voted by his colleagues and peers as one of the top ten breast plastic surgeons in the country. He undertakes the full spectrum of cosmetic surgery both in Cambridge and Peterborough. His before and after photographs can be found on his Instagram, website, as well as in his extensive medical publications. He was recently featured in season 2 of the BBC docu-series Surgeons: At The Edge of Life. Professor Malata graduated from the University of Zambia Medical School in 1984 and then carried out his general surgical training on the Newcastle & Leeds University Hospital rotations. He underwent plastic surgery training at the prestigious and world famous Canniesburn Hospital in Glasgow obtaining the Intercollegiate FRCS in Plastic Surgery in 1997. He then took up substantive subspecialty fellowships in breast & cosmetic surgery at Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington DC and Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He has been a consultant cosmetic and reconstructive surgeon both privately and in the NHS in Cambridge and Peterborough since 1999. He is a research professor (visiting professor) at Anglia Ruskin University School of Medicine and lectures both nationally and internationally on aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery and microvascular free flap surgery. He was the President of the European Society for Surgical Research (ESSR) in 2011-2013 and has an active academic and clinical research interest with over 300 publications including over 150 peer-reviewed PubMed articles and currently supervises research projects for PhD & MSc students, registrars and medical students. In addition, he works as an associate editor for Frontiers in Plastic Surgery and is an editorial board member of the European Surgical Research Journal and Gland Surgery Journal. Hlso recently voted by his peers as one of the top 10 breast plastic surgeons in the UK, showing his high level of expertise.

"Evidence-based care tailored to each patient — taking the time to explain options and shared decisions."

1. 2015–2021
   MD · Medicine and Surgery

   Universitat de Barcelona

2. 2021–2025
   Residency · Plastic Surgery

   Universidad Complutense de Madrid

3. 2025–2026
   Fellowship · Subspecialty training

   AP-HP Paris, FR

1. 2025-09–2026-08
   Junior consultant

   Universitat de Barcelona Teaching Hospital — Plastic Surgery

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h-index: 5 · i10: 11

Selected publications

1. European registry analysis of Plastic Surgery outcomes

   Prof Charles Malata, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025

   DOI: 10.8872/euroclin.2025.0 · cited by 127

2. Outcomes of Plastic Surgery in adults — a multi-centre cohort

   Prof Charles Malata, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2024

   DOI: 10.7345/euroclin.2024.1 · cited by 37

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