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Clinician

Prabhakar Rajan

Professor of Urology and Robotic Surgery, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London

Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London is based in Islington South and Finsbury (London) — the organisation’s base, not a personal address.

Press citations

1

Topic

1

Hospital discharge / bed-blocking

Last quoted

Aug 2026

Prabhakar Rajan: key facts

Kind of voice
Clinician
Role
Professor of Urology and Robotic Surgery
Organisation
Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Organisation based in
Islington South and Finsbury
Quoted on
Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
Tracked press citations
1
Most recently quoted
27 Aug 2026

Who Prabhakar Rajan is

Professor Prabhakar Rajan holds the Chair of Urology and Robotic Surgery at the Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London — the first professorial chair in urology at Barts for approximately 30 years — to which he was promoted in 2023. He is also a Consultant Urologist at Barts Health and University College London Hospitals NHS Trusts, where he serves as Clinical Lead for the uro-oncology service. He qualified in medicine from the University of Cambridge in 2000, completed a PhD in prostate cancer genetics at Newcastle University funded by a Medical Research Council Clinical Research Training Fellowship (2005), and undertook a specialist fellowship in robotic prostate cancer surgery at the Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital, Stockholm. His research spans laboratory investigation of alternative pre-mRNA splicing in prostate cancer, clinical trials to reduce treatment side-effects in prostate and testicular cancers, and healthcare-disparity studies in cancer outcomes across ethnic groups. He has been quoted in UK press on prostate cancer awareness, screening policy, and the importance of men having informed conversations with their doctors about cancer risk.

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References for this biography

  1. 1.Professor Prabhakar Rajan — Barts Cancer Institute, QMUL — Institutional staff profile confirming chair, research grants, committee roles and publications
  2. 2.Professor Prabhakar Rajan from Barts Health promoted to Chair in Urology and Robotic Surgery — North East London Cancer Alliance — Confirms 2023 promotion to Chair and that it is the first such chair at Barts for ~30 years
  3. 3.Professor Prabhakar Rajan — University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust — Confirms consultant role, clinical lead for uro-oncology at UCLH, Cambridge training, and fellowship at Karolinska
  4. 4.Professor Prabhakar Rajan — PHIN — Confirms first-in-Scotland RCS England/CR-UK Clinician Scientist Fellowship and MRC PhD Fellowship at Newcastle
  5. 5.What every man should know about prostate cancer — UCL News, June 2026 — Evidence of press quotation on prostate cancer awareness and screening
  6. 6.New Orchid Trustee Appointed: Professor Prabhakar Rajan — Orchid Fighting Male Cancer — Confirms trustee appointment and summary of clinical and academic roles
  7. 7.Contact Us — Barts Cancer Institute, QMUL — Confirms organisation head-office address (Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ) and QMUL press office contact details

Notable achievements

  • First urologist in Scotland to receive the Royal College of Surgeons of England / Cancer Research UK Clinician Scientist Fellowship in Surgery, supporting his prostate cancer research programme. Source ↗
  • Promoted to Professor of Urology and Robotic Surgery (Chair) at Barts Cancer Institute, QMUL in 2023 — the first Chair of Urology at Barts for approximately 30 years. Source ↗
  • Awarded a Prostate Cancer UK Research Innovation Award (2023–2026, ~£275,357) as Principal Investigator for research into PTEN-driven alternative splicing in hypoxic prostate tumours. Source ↗
  • Appointed as a Trustee of Orchid Fighting Male Cancer, bringing clinical expertise in robotic prostatectomy and testicular cancer surgery to the charity's board. Source ↗

Where Prabhakar Rajan has been quoted

  1. Change prostate cancer treatment for black men to avoid ‘epidemic’, NHS urgedtheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026

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