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Access to HIFU treatment
Firstly, The answer to the question where to access HIFU treatment is a short list in the UK. However, it should be noted that Consultant Urological Surgeons who offer HIFU to their patients will also offer Active Surveillance. Further they will be PROMIS compliant, using mpMRI for diagnosis as well as transperineal biopsy to assess the cancer cells.
Offering these services is a prerequisite to being able to offer HIFU as a therapy.
As of today, there are a few centres offering HIFU, but as the results of the recent HIFU research, the CHRONOS study, has had such encouraging results, more centres and Urologists are now offering HIFU. Further, NHS reimbursement rates for HIFU have increased.
Further a charity, Prost8 has a campaign to raise money, with the specific purpose of providing focal therapy (HIFU, Nanoknife and Crotherapy) at 12 centres around the country.
This page will be updated as these centres ‘come on line’ .We strongly encourage you to donate.
Currently where to access HIFU treatment is via the following Urologists and their teams who offer a HIFU service. Remember you are perfectly entitled to ask to be referred to these Consultants and their teams, both on the NHS and privately.
HIFU treatment for prostate cancer recurrance following Radiotherapy is offered by Professor Hashim Ahmed and Tim Larner.
London – where to access HIFU
Professor Mark Emberton
Professor of Interventional Oncology
Dean of UCL Faculty of Medical Sciences
University College Hospitals London NHS Trusts.
Professor Caroline Moore
Professor of Urology
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
University College Hospitals London NHS Trust
Mr Clément Orczyk
Consultant Urological Surgeon
and Associate Professor
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
University College Hospitals London NHS Trust
Professor Hashim U Ahmed
Chair of Urology and Consultant Urological Surgeon
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Charing Cross Hospital
Consultant Urological Surgeon
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Charing Cross Hospital
Mr Manit Ayra
Consultant Urological Surgeon
Charing Cross Hospital
Imperial College Heathcare NHS Trust
Miss Mariana Bertoncelli Tanaka FRCS (Urol)
Clinical Fellow
Imperial College NHS Foundation Trust
Mr Alistair Grey
Consultant Urological Surgeon
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
University College Hospitals London NHS Trust
Mr John Withington
Associate Professor and Honorary Consultant in Urology
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
University College Hospitals London NHS Trust
Professor Richard Hindley
Visiting Professor at the University of Winchester
Consultant Urological Surgeon
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
and
HCA Princess Grace Hospital
42-52 Nottingham Place
London W1U 5NY
Consultant Urological Surgeon
HCA Harley Street Clinic and Diagnostics Centre and Princess Grace Hospital
Mr Raj Nigam
Consultant Urological Surgeon
Royal Surrey County NHS Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
The following Urological Surgeons for the Focal Therapy Clinic and operate out of London, the Midlands and Southampton,
Alan Doherty, Raj Nigam, Tim Dudderidge and Marc Laniado.
There contact details are listed on this page
South and South East
Mr Manit Ayra
Consultant Urological Surgeon
Charing Cross Hospital
Imperial College Heathcare NHS Trust
Mr Amr Emara
Consultant Urological Surgeon
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Richard Hindley
Consultant Urological Surgeon
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Consultant Urological Surgeon
University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust
Marc Laniado and Rajan Nigam refer NHS patients to University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
University College Hospitals London NHS Trust
Consultant Urological Surgeon
Frimley Park NHS Foundation Trust
and
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Both Mr Tim Larner and Mr Paimaun Zakikhani also use HIFU as a ‘salvage’ therapy when there is a recurrence of prostate cancer following radiotherapy.
Patients are referred to them for salvage via their Oncologist
Consultant Urological Surgeon
Princess Royal Hospital
University Hospital Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Mr Paimaun Zakikhani
Consultant Urological Surgeon
Royal Sussex County Hospital
Brighton
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
South West
Ms Lucy Simmons
Consultant Urological Surgeon
The Royal United Hospital Bath
NHS Foundation Trust
Consultant Urological Surgeon and
Associate Medical Director Cancer Services
The Royal United Hospital Bath
NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Raj Persad
Consultant Urological Surgeon
Southmead Hospital
North Bristol NHS Trust
Note: Currently HIFU is only available privately from Professor Persad
East
Professor P. Cristian Ilie
Consultant Urological Surgeon
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
HIFU service will commence mid November 23
Consultant Urological Surgeon
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Note: Currently HIFU is only available privately, NHS soon
Mr Jaspal Virdi
Consultant Urological Surgeon
Ramsay Rivers Hospital
Sawbridgeworth
Note: Retired from NHS, HIFU is only available privately
Wales
Professor Iqbal Shergill
Consultant Urological Surgeon
Wrexham Maelor Hospital
Wrexham
Midlands
Consultant Urological Surgeon
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Note: Retired from the NHS
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