Dr. Katharine Aitken

Consultant Clinical Oncologist

Consults at:

The Royal Marsden Private Care, London

5.0

Surgeries

N/A

Experience

9+ years

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Dr. Katharine Aitken is a highly experienced Consultant Clinical Oncologist specializing in radiotherapy for gastrointestinal (GI) and hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) cancers. She graduated from University College London Medical School in 2003, where she won the Hutley Atchinson prize for best clinical performance. Her specialist oncology training was completed at The Royal Marsden and Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals. Dr. Aitken also undertook a research fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York, focusing on GI radiotherapy and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for the treatment of oligometastatic disease. She was appointed as a Consultant Clinical Oncologist at The Royal Marsden in 2015, and her current practice involves treating oesophageal, colorectal, anal, liver, and pancreatic cancers. Dr. Aitken is the clinical lead for developmental work on Magnetic Resonance (MR) guided adaptive therapy for pancreatic cancer, and her research interests include the use of radiotherapy for primary and metastatic liver tumors and pancreatic cancer.

Education

BSc, University College London Medical School
MBBS, University College London Medical School
Specialist training in Clinical Oncology, The Royal Marsden and Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals

Awards

Hutley Atchinson prize for best clinical performance
Developed expertise in stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) and MR-guided adaptive therapy

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