Lynda Wyld, MB,ChB, PhD, FRCS, FEBS
Lynda Wyld underwent surgical training in the UK, spending time in Sheffield, Nottingham and Manchester. She did her PhD at the University of Sheffield. She was appointed to an academic post at the University of Sheffield in 2002 and is now Professor of Surgical Oncology. Her clinical interest is the management of breast cancer and she practices as a Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon at Doncaster Teaching Hospitals in the UK. Her main research interest is in age related inequalities in cancer surgery where she has led projects to improve outcomes and develop decision aids for older women with breast cancer. Her other career focus has been to develop training in cancer surgery and in particular to see the development of breast surgery. She has been a member of BASO since 1997, winning the Raven Prize in 1998, joining the board of Trustees in 2010, becoming secretary in 2012 and President between 2015 and 2017. She is also past chair of the education and training committee of ESSO (2012-2018) and is the current secretary and president elect of the UEMS European Breast Examination Board. She is a trustee of the ABS.