Dr Dan Ford
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Dr Dan Ford

Dr Dan Ford
Dan
Ford
MBChB (Hons), BSc, MRCP, FRCR, Clinical oncologist

Languages spoken

English

Expert in

Prostate, bladder and kidney cancers

Overview

Special clinical interest in prostate disease (including prostate cancer), urological oncology, bladder cancer, kidney (renal) cancer, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and paediatric oncology.

Dr is a Clinical Oncologist specialising in prostate, bladder and kidney cancers. He is Clinical Service Lead for oncology at University Hospital Birmingham, the major regional referral service and leads a team of over 25 oncologists. Dr Ford is actively involved in and deeply committed to cancer research. He is a deputy clinical cancer lead for the West Midlands NIHR Clinical Research Network, whose role is to support and promote research activity across the region.

His work includes being the local lead of the PACE trial looking at profound hypofractionation techniques for localised prostate cancer and helping to advance SABR (stereotactic ablative radiotherapy), precision technology originally developed for brain and lung cancer, now being applied to other areas such as metastatic prostate cancer.

Career positions

Current position(s)
  • Clinical Service Lead for oncology at University Hospital Birmingham

Expertise and interests

Interests
  • Prostate disease (including prostate cancer), urological oncology, bladder cancer, kidney (renal) cancer, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and paediatric oncology.

Professional memberships

  • Royal College of Radiologists
  • GMC
  • BMA