Dr Prantik Das
MBBS, MRCP, FRCR, Clinical oncologist
Languages spoken
English, Bengali, Hindi
Expert in
Prostate, Bladder, Kidney, Penis, Testicular, Colon, Stomach, Oesophageal, Anal canal and Neuroendocrine cancers
Overview
Dr Prantik Das is a Consultant Clinical Oncologist with special interests in Urological and GI cancers. He is a Specialist Advisor of Uro Oncology at GenesisCare. Together with the Uro Oncology clinical group of consultants he has contributed to the launch of 5-day radiotherapy for prostate cancer, 5# SABR for prostate cancer, re-irradiation for prostate cancer that has returned, and renal SABR.
He is very interested in hypofractionated radiotherapy as a means to escalate the radiation dose to tumours and improve patient outcomes. This radiotherapy can be delivered with image guided Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR) using MR guidance. He is one of the national experts in MR Guided SABR.
Dr Das is an honorary Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham and has been actively involved in various national and international clinical trials as Principal investigator and Chief investigator.
Dr Das has been highly praised and appreciated by his patients. In 2023, he was awarded iWantGreatCare certificate of excellence for delivering outstanding care.
Expertise and interests
- MRIdian advanced radiotherapy
- Stereotactic hypofractionated radiotherapy
Publications and affiliations
Dr Das is a first author of more than 30 publications in peer-reviewed journals, and also worked as reviewer and editor in international journals. He has also contributed as author of Pocket Guide to Human Tumors and Cancer by CRC press USA. View a full list of Dr Das's publications here.
Professional memberships
- Royal College of Radiologist UK
- Royal College of Physician UK
- European Society of Medical Oncology