- Dr Katherine Borisiewicz is a dermatologist at King Edward VII Hospital.
The Duchess of York has revealed that her life was saved during breast surgery when a dermatologist insisted her mole be checked for signs of cancer.
Sarah Ferguson, 64, who revealed last week that she is battling skin cancer, told a friend that she owes her life to dermatologist Dr Katherine Bolsievic, who is married to a top plastic surgeon. I told them.
Dr Borisevich, 44, works at the private King Edward VII Hospital in London, where Sarah underwent reconstructive surgery last year after suffering from breast cancer.
Dr. Borisevich asked that several moles be removed and analyzed at the same time as the surgery.
Sarah then learned one of her moles was malignant and just before Christmas she was diagnosed with skin cancer.
A friend said: “Sarah feels she owes Katherine her life.” It was only because of her vigilance that the mole was removed during her hospital stay for reconstructive surgery following a mastectomy for breast cancer. That’s when her skin cancer was discovered.
“If Catherine hadn’t insisted, these moles wouldn’t have been tested. We’re talking about an aggressive cancer that can metastasize. Now everyone can catch it early. I pray that it will be done.”
Dr Borisevich, a former NHS consultant, has been featured in the prestigious Tatler Address Book, a lifestyle directory for the wealthy, and has been praised for her “friendly and approachable style”.
She has been married to leading London plastic surgeon Theo Nanidis since 2005, and they have a son and a daughter. On her Instagram page, she shares romantic trips with her husband to Michelin-starred dinners and sunsets on the Greek island of Santorini.
Dr. Borisiewicz has worked with beauty brand L’Oréal and commented on skin conditions in the Daily Mail and other publications. She is Chair of the Marsden Partners Skin Cancer Group and a spokesperson for the British Association of Dermatologists.
The Duchess of York spent several weeks recuperating at the Meyerlife Clinic in Austria, and is now resting at her home in Windsor.
She became aware of the risks of skin cancer after losing her childhood friend Carolyn Cotterell to skin cancer in 1999.