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By Professor Prabhakar Rajan
Urology

Professor Prabhakar Rajan is a leading consultant urological and robotic surgeon based in London, UK.  He treats patients with general urological conditions such as foreskin problems, scrotal swelling, prostatitis, bladder problems, and blood in the urine.  He specialises in PSA testing, prostate MRI, prostate cancer, robotic surgery, prostatectomy, and testicular cancer. Professor Rajan is dedicated to improving outcomes of patients after robotic surgery and uses nerve-sparing (including NeuroSAFE frozen section) and Retzius-sparing (continence sparing) techniques. He consults at Nuffield Health at St Bartholomew's and The Holly Hospitals, HCA UK Canary Wharf and City of London Outpatients (120 Old Broad Street).

After graduation from the University of Cambridge, Professor Rajan pursued surgical training in the East of Scotland, where he developed an interest in urology. Subsequently, he undertook a full-time PhD in Prostate Cancer Biology at Newcastle University, funded by a prestigious Medical Research Council Clinical Research Training Fellowship. His research focused on the genetic underpinnings of prostate cancer, laying the foundations for his future work in the field.

Following his PhD, Professor Rajan completed urology training in the West of Scotland, focussing on complex urological cancer surgery.  In parallel, he continued his research as a Clinical Lecturer at the University of Glasgow and the Cancer Research UK (CR-UK) Beatson Institute. His innovative work earned him the distinction of being the first urologist in Scotland to receive the Royal College of Surgeons of England/CR-UK Clinician Scientist Fellowship in Surgery.

Professor Rajan further honed his expertise with an internationally-renowned clinical and research fellowship in robotic prostate cancer surgery at the Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden. Upon his return to the UK, he was appointed as a Consultant Urologist within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, UK. In 2015, he was recruited by Barts Health and University College London Hospitals NHS Trusts in London, where he specialises in robotic surgery for prostate cancer.

Professor Rajan holds the Chair of Urology and Robotic Surgery at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), where he leads a world-renowned research group at the Barts Cancer Institute. His research focuses on discovering new drugs for prostate cancer in the laboratory, and finding treatments for prostate and testis cancers with less side effects through clinical trials. Professor Rajan is a member of several national committees where he contributes to shaping the future of UK urological cancer care.

Professor Rajan is deeply committed to undergraduate and postgraduate medical education.  He has introduced robotic surgery training into the undergraduate medical curriculum and is Director of the internationally-renowned “Scientific Basis of Urology Course” at QMUL.  He is a passionate surgical trainer, and several surgeons who have undertaken fellowships under his mentorship have subsequently gone on to obtain prestigious consultant positions in international centres of excellence.

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