Dr Richard Shaffer

UK-based clinical oncologist with a particular clinical interest in treating benign conditions with radiotherapy and runs weekly dedicated clinics. He holds the positions of clinical lead for skin and benign radiotherapy for GenesisCare UK, and is medical director of Xstrahl. He set up TheDupuytrensPractice.com and HeelPainPractice.com to provide radiotherapy to patients with benign conditions on their hands and feet.

He previously worked in the NHS for 25 years, including 10 years as a consultant treating brain tumours, skin cancer, prostate cancer, and bladder cancer. He held various leadership positions including clinical lead for radiotherapy and radiotherapy development, and developed and led the stereotactic radiosurgery program in Surrey.