Professor Hashim Ahmed

Qualifications

FRCS(Urol), PhD, MA, BM, BCh

GMC number: 4771696

Practising since: 2001

Specialties

Urology

Consultation times

  • Wednesday 2pm - 5pm
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About

Professor Hashim Ahmed is an internationally renowned expert in prostate cancer diagnosis, imaging and biopsy as well as minimally invasive therapies for prostate cancer. He is Professor and Chair of Urology at Imperial College London; one of the youngest Chairs of a surgical department in Europe.

He is one the leading experts in the diagnosis of prostate cancer, focal therapy and active surveillance of prostate cancer, and treatment of enlarged prostates with Greenlight laser and steam therapy (Rezum). He has taught dozens of surgeons in these techniques in the UK and around the world and has given numerous invited international lectures in this area.

Personal website address: www.londonprostate.co.uk

Professor Ahmed only sees adults.

Special interests

  • Prostate surgery
  • Cryotherapy
  • Prostate resection (TURP)
  • Orchidectomy
  • High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)

Languages spoken

English, Bengali

Treatments and tests offered by Professor Hashim Ahmed at Nuffield Health

  • Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy
  • Transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT)
  • Hydrocele surgery
  • Prostate surgery
  • Prostate screening
  • Cryotherapy
  • Prostate resection (TURP)
  • Orchidectomy
  • Excision of skin lesion
  • High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)

Locations Professor Hashim Ahmed works with

  • 53 Parkside, Wimbledon, London, SW19 5NX

    020 8971 8000
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    Good

Related experience

Research

He has an extensive research portfolio with approximately £12 million in grant income as a lead applicant and co-applicant to a research programme of approximately £16 million.

He has pioneered research that means men suspected of prostate cancer can avoid invasive biopsies and instead have accurate MRI scans affecting millions of men around the world. He has led international research for less invasive treatments for prostate cancer such as high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) and cryotherapy which lead to fewer side-effects and similar cancer control compared to surgery or radiotherapy. This work has led to the award of the British Medical Journal Award for Innovation (2015) and the Health Services Journal Award for Innovation (2016 and 2018). He has also been named as the UK’s top prostate cancer specialist by GHP Private Healthcare Awards (2018 and 2019), Corporate America Today (2019) and Global 100 (2019).

He has published over 250 peer-reviewed papers in areas that have led to key changes in the way we diagnose and treat men with localised prostate cancer. He currently holds a prestigious £2.1M Wellcome Trust Senior Clinical Research Fellowship and leads a team of 20 researchers.

Memberships

  • British Association of Urological Surgeons
  • Royal College of Surgeons, England
  • European Association of Urology
  • American Association of Urology
  • Focal Therapy UK (Chair)
  • Focal Therapy Society (board member)

Other posts held

  • Chair of Urology and Consultant Urological Surgeon, Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Insurers Professor Hashim Ahmed works with

Professor Hashim Ahmed works with the following private medical insurance providers:

  • Aetna
  • AIG Direct
  • Allianz
  • APRIL
  • Aviva Health
  • AXA Health
  • AXA - Global Healthcare
  • Benenden Health
  • Bupa
  • Bupa Global
  • Bupa On Demand
  • Cigna
  • Cigna International
  • CS Healthcare
  • ESMI
  • Exeter Family Friendly
  • Freedom Health
  • Healix
  • Health Now
  • Health-on-Line
  • Healthcare RM
  • HealthFund
  • HMCA
  • InterGlobal
  • Medical Care Direct
  • National Friendly Society
  • PHC
  • Police Mutual
  • SAGA
  • SecureHealth
  • Simplyhealth
  • Standard Life
  • The Exeter Friendly
  • Tri-Care
  • Universal Provident
  • Vitality Health (Pru Health)
  • Westfield Health WPA
  • WPA

Declaration

Professor Hashim Ahmed does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.

Professor Hashim Ahmed does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.

Professor Hashim Ahmed does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.