Hashim U. Ahmed
Hashim U. Ahmed | |
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Born | Hashim Uddin Ahmed |
Nationality | British |
Citizenship | United Kingdom |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Urology, Urological Oncology |
Hashim U. Ahmed is a British surgeon, medical researcher and author of publications in the field of prostate cancer diagnostics and treatment; his research has contributed to changes in the way men with suspected prostate cancer and men with prostate enlargement are diagnosed and treated.[1] He is Professor and Chair of Urology at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust[2] and Consultant Urological Surgeon at both Charing Cross Hospital[2] and BUPA Cromwell Hospital.[3]
Education
He studied medicine at
Clinical career
Professor Ahmed currently divides his time between clinical practice and research,
Research
Professor Ahmed's research interests lie in advancing diagnostics and treatment of
Select publications
- Ahmed, Hashim U., Ahmed El-Shater Bosaily, Louise C. Brown, Rhian Gabe, Richard Kaplan, Mahesh K. Parmar, Yolanda Collaco-Moraes et al. "Diagnostic accuracy of multi-parametric MRI and TRUS biopsy in prostate cancer (PROMIS): a paired validating confirmatory study." The Lancet 389, no. 10071 (2017): 815–822.
- Loeb, Stacy, Annelies Vellekoop, Hashim U. Ahmed, James Catto, Mark Emberton, Robert Nam, Derek J. Rosario, Vincenzo Scattoni, and Yair Lotan. "Systematic review of complications of prostate biopsy." European urology 64, no. 6 (2013): 876–892.
- Dickinson, Louise, Hashim U. Ahmed, Clare Allen, Jelle O. Barentsz, Brendan Carey, Jurgen J. Futterer, Stijn W. Heijmink et al. "Magnetic resonance imaging for the detection, localisation, and characterisation of prostate cancer: recommendations from a European consensus meeting." European urology 59, no. 4 (2011): 477–494.
- Ahmed, Hashim U., Richard G. Hindley, Louise Dickinson, Alex Freeman, Alex P. Kirkham, Mahua Sahu, Rebecca Scott, Clare Allen, Jan Van der Meulen, and Mark Emberton. "Focal therapy for localised unifocal and multifocal prostate cancer: a prospective development study." The lancet oncology13, no. 6 (2012): 622–632.
References
- ^ a b NHS:Professor Hashim U. Ahmed
- ^ a b c Imperial College healthcare: Professor Hashim U. Ahmed
- ^ a b Cromwell Hospital:Professor Hashim Ahmed, Consultant Urological Surgeon
- ^ List of Registered Medical Practitioners: Dr. Hashim Ahmed
- ^ Ahmed, H. U. (2014-02-28). An evaluation of focal therapy in the treatment of localised prostate cancer (Doctoral thesis). UCL (University College London).
- ^ a b Prostate Cancer UK: Spotlight on: Professor Hash Ahmed
- ^ Imperial College London: New steam treatment offers hope for men with an enlarged prostate
- ^ The Telegraph: Five-minute steam treatment that shrinks enlarged prostate offers hope for millions of men
- ^ Prostate cancer uk:Focusing on targeted treatments to reduce side effects
- ^ Cancer Therapy Advisor: Men With Prostate Cancer Willing to Accept Worse Survival Odds to Improve QoL
- ^ The Telegraph: Prostate cancer could be ruled out with simple MRI scan which prevents 25,000 biopsies
- ^ "NHS England: Implementing a timed prostate cancer diagnostic pathway" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
- ^ The Guardian: MRI twice as likely as biopsy to spot prostate cancer, research shows
- ^ NHS: RAPID diagnostic prostate cancer pathway
- ^ NHC RM Partners: Professor Hashim Ahmed on the RAPID prostate diagnostic pathway
- ^ Prostate Cancer UK: How playing the long game and your donations led to mpMRI breakthrough
- ^ BBC News: MRI scanning for prostate cancer biggest advance 'in decades'
- ^ National institute for health research: Magnetic Thermoablation in the Treatment of Early Prostate Cancer
- ^ NIHR: A randomised controlled trial of Partial prostate Ablation versus Radical prosTatectomy (PART) in intermediate risk unilateral clinically localised prostate cancer a feasibility study
- ^ NIHR: A randomised controlled trial of Partial prostate Ablation versus Radical Treatment (PART) in intermediate risk, unilateral clinically localised prostate cancer
- ^ Grand Rounds in Uroiogy: Dr. Hashim U. Ahmed on Today’s Focal Therapy For Prostate Cancer