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Consultant Profile

Dr Nihal Shah

Name:
Dr Nihal Shah FRCP, BSc First Class Honours, FRCR Gold medallist, MD (London)
Practising at:
Spire Harpenden Hospital and Spire Bushey Hospital
Specialties:
  • Oncology
    • Lung cancer
    • Head and neck oncology
    • Breast cancer
Research interests:

Breast Cancer
Radiotherapy

Current NHS and /or university posts:
Consultant Oncologist Mount Vernon Centre for Cancer Treatment, East and North Herts NHS Trust
Year of first medical qualification:
1991
Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies:

Royal College of Radiologists
Royal College of Physicians
Cyberknife Society

 
Contact Details 
Telephone number to make a private appointment:
0800 585 112
Private secretary:
Julie Masters
Private secretary telephone number:
01462 816483
Private secretary fax:
08702 357919
Private secretary email address:
privatemedicalpractice@virginmedia.com
Availability:
Wednesday afternoons
 
Background Information 
Professional profile:

Dr Nihal Shah is a Consultant Clinical Oncologist at the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre and the East and North Herts NHS Trust hospitals. 

Dr Shah’s interests are in the management of breast cancer, lung cancer and head and neck cancers.  He is able to advise on the treatment for unknown primary cancers and has an interest in both radiotherapy, including cyberknife, and chemotherapy.

Dr Shah is active in clinical trial participation, is an investigator for a number for local studies and is an advisor to pharmaceutical companies on relevant cancer strategies.  He is an advisor to the Health Care Commission and the cancer strategy for head and neck tumours. Dr Shah has advised BACUP, dedicated websites for cancer information and ethnic minority groups for cancer care information.  He is fluent in Gujerati.

Personal profile:
Two daughters have curbed extra curricular activity, but made home life exciting. I continue to write articles and am keen to get back to golf and juggling in the next few years!

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