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Richard Shaffer

Dr Richard Shaffer

Consultant Clinical Oncologist

MBBS, BSc (Hons), MRCP, FRCR

Languages spoken: English

Dr Richard Shaffer

Consultant Clinical Oncologist

MBBS, BSc (Hons), MRCP, FRCR

Languages spoken: English

Appointments available at:

Cromwell Hospital

Patient Age Group

Adults

Year qualified

1998

Specialties

Clinical oncology

Gender

Male

About Dr Richard Shaffer

Dr Richard Shaffer is a prominent global expert in the use of radiotherapy for treating benign conditions (including Dupuytren’s disease, Ledderhose disease, plantar fasciitis and keloid scarring) and skin cancers.

Since starting his practice in 2011, Dr Shaffer has treated approximately 2,000 patients with radiotherapy for benign disease, and provided training and mentoring to fellow consultants starting benign radiotherapy practices. He co-wrote the 2015 Royal College of Radiologists guidelines for benign conditions and is the founder and president of the International Organisation for Radiotherapy for Benign Conditions (www.iorbc.com).

He is UK and Global Clinical Lead for radiotherapy for benign conditions at GenesisCare. He is also Medical Director of XStrahl Limited – a medical device company that makes superficial radiotherapy machines for the treatment of benign conditions and skin cancer.

He has previously been chair of the IMRT-IGRT Radiotherapy Group, the Network Brain Tumour Working Group, Clinical Lead for Radiotherapy at St Luke’s Cancer Centre, and a trustee of the Fountain Centre (a local patient support charity).

In his early career, Dr Shaffer trained as a specialist registrar at various London teaching hospitals and completed a Clinical Fellowship in Radiation Oncology at the British Columbia Cancer Agency in Vancouver, Canada.
Richard Shaffer

Appointments

01483 806 018

Clinic opening times:

Tuesday

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