Dr Hemal Ariyaratne

Job title

Consultant clinical oncologist

Qualifications

MBBS MSc MD(Res) MRCP FRCR 

GMC Number

6083463

Contact details

PA/secretary phone number: Hayley Stone - 020 8216 4359

Private practice phone number: 020 3820 2560

Private practice email address: rf-tr.privateenquiries@nhs.net

Hospitals

Barnet Hospital

Royal Free Hospital

Related services

Cancer services

Biography

Dr Hemal Ariyaratne is a consultant clinical oncologist specialising in lung and gastro-intestinal cancers and the lead for stereotactic ablative radiotherapy as a treatment for lung cancer at the Royal Free London. He is also the principal investigator for clinical trials in lung radiotherapy and lower gastro-intestinal radiotherapy at the Royal Free Hospital.  

His research interests include the following treatments: 

  • stereotactic ablative radiotherapy 
  • immunotherapy integration with lung radiotherapy 
  • total neoadjuvant approaches to rectal chemoradiation.

Publications

Ariyaratne H, Chesham H, Alonzi R. Image-guided radiotherapy for prostate cancer in the United Kingdom: a national survey. British Journal of Radiology 2017; 90(1070). 

Ariyaratne H, Chesham H, Pettingell J, Alonzi R. Image-guided radiotherapy for prostate cancer with cone beam CT – dosimetric effects of imaging frequency and PTV margin. Radiotherapy and Oncology 2016; 121(1): 103-108.