Dr Hemal Ariyaratne
Dr Hemal Ariyaratne is a consultant clinical oncologist specialising in lung and gastrointestinal cancer.
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.
Areas of expertise
- Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR)
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Combined modality treatment
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22 Devonshire Place
London, W1G 6JA
- Qualified 2005
- University of Colombo
- Consultant Clinical Oncologist
NHS Royal Free Hospital
Dr Ariyaratne has an extensive research portfolio. His research interests include the following treatments:
- Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy
- Immunotherapy integration with lung radiotherapy
- Total neoadjuvant approaches to rectal chemoradiation
- Royal College of Physicians
- Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists
