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Dr Hemal Ariyaratne

Consultant

Dr Hemal Ariyaratne

Consultant Clinical Oncologist

MBBS, MSc, MD, MRCP, FRCR

Dr Hemal Ariyaratne is a consultant clinical oncologist specialising in lung and gastrointestinal cancer.

Special interest

Oncology, Radiotherapy

Language

English

Available for

In-person, Phone call, Video call

Consultation price

New £350 (follow-up £200)

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Treatments

Available treatments from Dr Hemal Ariyaratne

External beam radiotherapy (EBRT)

Radiotherapy aims to destroy cancer cells without causing too much damage to healthy cells.

Gated RapidArc

The use of RapidArc means that radiotherapy is customised to the individual patient’s personal anatomy.

CyberKnife

CyberKnife is a pain-free robotic radiotherapy cancer treatment system that delivers radiation to tumours with incredible accuracy, without the need for su

Respiratory gating

The London Clinic is able to offer a specialist breathing technique called respiratory gating.

Stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR)

Our world-class experts use stereotactic ablative radiotherapy to precisely treat cancers and other conditions in eight or fewer treatment sessions.

Related conditions

Secondary bone metastases

Secondary bone metastases may be isolated to one particular location or may be found in many bones throughout the body.

1 treatment available

Colorectal cancer

Our world-class oncologists and colorectal surgeons are highly experienced at diagnosing and treating colorectal cancer. Speak to our team to find out more

2 treatments available

Lung cancer

Lung cancer is a malignant tumour that starts in the cells of the lung tissue. There are two main types of primary lung cancer.

1 treatment available

Bio

Dr Hemal Ariyaratne is a consultant clinical oncologist specialising in lung and gastrointestinal cancer.

He qualified in medicine in 2004 with First Class Honours and went on to do an MSc in Epidemiology at LSHTM. He trained in clinical oncology in North and Central London hospitals. His research thesis on cone beam CT guidance in radiotherapy was awarded an MD(Res) from UCL in 2018. He is a member of the Royal College of Physicians and Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists.

He is the lead for lung radiotherapy and stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy at the NHS Royal Free London. He is the principal investigator for several clinical trials in thoracic radiotherapy at Royal Free London. His research interests include IGRT, SABR, and integration of immunotherapy.

More information

22 Devonshire Place

London

W1G 6JA

Qualified 2004

Consultant Clinical Oncologist
NHS Royal Free Hospital