Vice President
Professor Vaidya is a Professor of Surgery and Oncology and
Consultant Surgeon specialising in the diagnosis and treatment of
diseases of the breast.
He currently divides his time equally between research and
clinical work. With over 200 original scientific publications, his
main research aim over the past twenty years has been to improve
our understanding and treatment of breast cancer. In 2014,
Professor Vaidya released a book "Fast Facts - Breast Cancer". He
has been featured in Time magazine and Reader's Digest and is
regularly invited to speak on the BBC. On the NHS, he works as a
Consultant Surgeon in London at the Whittington, Royal Free and
University College London Hospitals.
Prof Vaidya is elected as the BASO VP in November 2023. He will
take on the BASO Presidency in 2025.