Jan Stanek

He has been featured a number of times in Tatler magazine and was named as one of Britain's Top 250 Consultants in the Tatler Doctors Guide 2013. In 2011, Tatler described him as "the Simon Cowell of surgeons" adding that "he's accomplished at some of the trickiest procedures".

In 2012, Stanek conducted a study with fellow surgeon Mike Berry into the French-made PIP breast implants. Their report to the Journal of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery revealed that, in an audit of 453 patients, between 16% and 34% of the PIP implants ruptured. This compared to a failure rate of less than 1% in the preferred implants used by the surgeons.

In 2011, at London's Lazarides Gallery, the artist Jonathan Yeo exhibited paintings inspired by the work of Jan Stanek and fellow surgeon Mike Berry.

He continues to be an in-demand guest speaker on the subject of cosmetic surgery around the world, attending key events such as New York's Breast & Body Symposium, the National Congress on Laser Surgery in Jakarta, Indonesia, and the Pacific Conference on Plastic & Dermatological Surgery in Hong Kong. During a Facelift Symposium held by the Association of Facial Plastic Surgeons in Poole, Dorset in October 2009, Jan Stanek gave presentations on a number of topics including Extended SMAS Facelift and Neck Lifting Versus Submental Liposuction.

As consultant surgeon he was featured in all six series of Channel 4's 10 Years Younger. He also appeared in the Channel 5 series Plastic Fantastic. He is the author of several books including Laser Aesthetic Surgery (Galen, Prague, 2000) and 10 Years Younger: Cosmetic Surgery Bible (Transworld, London, 2007).

In 1994, he was the first surgeon in Britain to carry out the extended subperiosteal facelift, which was pioneered by US surgeons. Stanek originally studied the technique in Texas.

He became a member of the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) in 1981, working as a senior registrar in general surgery at London's Westminster Hospital before entering private practice in 1984. Through the rest of the 1980s, Dr Stanek worked with several large cosmetic surgery clinics until the demands of his own practice led him to focus solely on private referrals.

Jan Stanek is a Specialist in General Surgery (GMC Specialist list) and has been a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) since 1981. He is certified by The American Board of Cosmetic Surgery and is a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, the European Society for Laser Aesthetic Surgery and the Association of Facial Plastic Surgeons in Great Britain.

He has been a regular speaker at medical conferences since the 1980s.

During his early career, he worked as house surgeon at Oxford's Radcliffe Infirmary and was house physician at the Royal South Hants Hospital in Southampton. In 1977, he was senior house officer in plastic surgery at Churchill Hospital in Oxford, taking up a post as registrar in plastic surgery at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary the following year.

Jan Stanek was born in Prague, Czech Republic. He was educated at Prague Industrial-Technical Secondary School before studying for a Bachelor of Arts degree at Oxford University. After graduating in 1972, he went on to study medicine and was awarded his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degrees in 1975. He received an MA from Oxford the following year.

Jan Stanek (born 21 July 1948) is a British cosmetic surgeon, lecturer and broadcaster. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, a member of the British Medical Association, the Royal Society of Medicine and The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. He has a private practice in central London.