TFTC team contribute to landmark study showing oncological outcomes from focal therapy comparable to radical prostatectomy, Read Evidence,in the media and Recent Blog Post.

Who We Are

Tim Dudderidge, Marc Laniado, Raj Nigam and Alan Doherty are four of the leading practitioners of focal therapy in the world. Based in the UK, they have led the development of focal therapy through clinical trials and treated hundreds of patients with this ground-breaking technology.

They along with industry expert Brian Lynch have created The Focal Therapy Clinic to widen the awareness of focal therapy as a viable treatment option to prostate cancer patients in the UK.

Tim Dudderidge
Consultant Urologist
MB ChB, MSc, FRCS (Urol)

Tim is a urological consultant at University Hospital Southampton, where he specialises in prostate and bladder cancer. He is one of a handful of clinicians combining an interest in imaging and precision diagnostics with skills in both focal therapy and robotic surgery for prostate cancer.

Marc Laniado
Consultant Urologist
MD, FRCS (Urol), FEBU

Marc is the prostate cancer lead at Wexham Park Hospital, Berkshire. He has been a consultant since 2002, working with patients in both Windsor and Harley Street. Marc specialises in MRI to identify areas of suspicion and is a pioneer in the use of targeted biopsy techniques. Marc is a specialist in the use of focal therapy and nerve sparing robotic surgery.

Raj Nigam
Consultant Urological Surgeon
MBBS, MD, FRCS, FRCS (Urol), FEBU

Raj is a consultant urological surgeon based at the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford. He was appointed in 2000, and has a range of experience in general urology, andrology and urological oncology practice in NHS hospitals.

Alan Doherty
Urological Consultant
MBBS, BSc, MD, FRCS (Urol), FEBU

Alan completed his undergraduate training at The Middlesex Hospital before undergoing his surgical training at the Royal Marsden and Charing Cross Hospitals in London. Mr Doherty also studied at The Institute of Urology before taking up his position as a consultant urologist at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, the largest urological cancer centre in the West Midlands, in 2001.

Brian Lynch – Patient Advocate

Brian has been involved in the world of prostate cancer diagnosis and focal therapy for over 10 years. He is an advocate both for the use of MRI and targeted biopsies for the precise diagnosis of prostate cancer and for the use of focal therapy wherever appropriate.

“HIFU is something people need to be aware of – I believe this treatment should be more widely available and more widely promoted. It wasn’t something suggested to me as a possibility by my urologist and I actually raised it myself. I would recommend HIFU and in fact have recommended it to others.”

Keith (The Focal Therapy Clinic Patient)

Get In Touch

As a group of consultants we are passionate about all prostate cancer sufferers knowing about all of their treatment options.

Based upon the details that you know and can provide to us, we will send you a Plain English personalised preliminary suitability report for HIFU Focal Therapy treatment of your prostate cancer.

You can use the information we provide in your conversations with your existing NHS and/or private treatment consultant. Should you wish to talk with us further we would be grateful to help you, but there is absolutely no obligation for you to do so whatsoever.

Testimonials

I was so grateful that there was an alternative for me. You know for sure with hormone therapy/radiotherapy/full prostatectomy that you are not going to be back to normal. It gave me hope, and everything was realised that I wanted to be realised.

Jim - Patient of The Focal Therapy Clinic

My conversation was very useful. At the time I hadn't been aware it was possible to get HIFU on the NHS, I understood it was only normal if you partook in a trial. I had a consultation with Mr Nigam where I learned he could have it done on the NHS.

David - Patient of The Focal Therapy Clinic

Just a short note Brian to thank you for your advice which is very much appreciated.

Keith - Patient of The Focal Therapy Clinic

I was treated very professionally by the staff at The Focal Therapy Clinic and compared to the options I was offered here in Ireland it completely saved my quality of life. For that thank you.

Tom - Patient of The Focal Therapy Clinic

HIFU is something people need to be aware of – I believe this treatment should be more widely available and more widely promoted. It wasn’t something suggested to me as a possibility by my urologist and I actually raised it myself. I would recommend HIFU and in fact have recommended it to others.

Keith - Patient of The Focal Therapy Clinic

I found Brian's information and advice to be excellent. I felt he was the kind of person I could call any time and that he helped me through the process.

Paul - Patient of The Focal Therapy Clinic

I had felt concerned about undergoing hormone or radio therapy which is what he had been offered, and this concern was affirmed by my conversation with Brian, who recognised it was 'a hell of a thing to do'. I decided that HIFU sounded by far the best option.

Denis - Patient of The Focal Therapy Clinic

Following my conversation with Brian I had a consultation with Mr Dudderidge at Spire clinic who recommended me to have radical robotic surgery, following CT scans. This has been successful so far. My decision was made following the expert advice of Mr Dudderidge and I am very pleased with all of the information and expertise in my treatment both from Brian and Mr Dudderidge.

Andrew - Patient of The Focal Therapy Clinic

My treatment, and pre and post info, was great. I had opportunity to have HIFU and Tim was very positive in difficult times being the start of the pandemic. The result is so far very encouraging and I would recommend HIFU to anyone assuming they are in the right profile; indeed I have since to several friends.

Richard - Patient of The Focal Therapy Clinic

If it hadn’t been for you I wouldn’t have found Mr Dudderidge so I can’t thank you enough.

Vernon - Patient of The Focal Therapy Clinic

I found is I was reading something that says, you know, are you happy on active surveillance? Within two hours, I had filled in the online questionnaire. And it wasn't so very long before I got a call back from Brian.

Perry - Patient of The Focal Therapy Clinic

My initial phone conversation was good and very clear about the possibilities and I felt happy about the idea of HIFU.

Viv - Patient of The Focal Therapy Clinic

The side effects were nothing major and have now cleared up, and the pain went away within a couple weeks – it was better than having your teeth out! When I was doing my research about treatment options after my diagnosis there was a lot of bad press and negativity: then I found HIFU and it was so reassuring to know that there was something out there that was less scary.

David - Patient of The Focal Therapy Clinic

When I contacted FTC, Brian went through everything that can happen – it was good to speak to someone knowledgeable and empathetic. Talking to him opened my mind about what options there were.

Prostate Cancer Patient

I hadn’t wanted to have either several weeks of radiotherapy or to have my prostate out – my wife and I wanted to be able to continue to enjoy our life together as normal, and focal therapy was the best way for that.

Jim - Patient of The Focal Therapy Clinic

Who We Are

Tim DudderidgeConsultant UrologistMB ChB, MSc, FRCS (Urol)

Marc LaniadoConsultant UrologistMD, FRCS (Urol), FEBU

Raj NigamConsultant Urological SurgeonMBBS, MD, FRCS, FRCS (Urol), FEBU