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Prof Jayant Vaidya
Professor of Surgery & Oncology
Department of Targeted Intervention
Div of Surgery & Interventional Sci
- Joined UCL
- 1st Jun 2007
Research summary
Professor Vaidya's research has been in surgery, tobacco eradication, surgical oncology and for better understanding breast cancer and for improving treatments (surgery, radiotherapy and oncology) of patients with breast cancer.
One of his early research outcomes led to the idea that breast cancer radiotherapy needs to be focussed and targeted. Along with his colleagues, he developed the concept, tools (Intrabeam) and the surgical operative procedure (TARGIT-IORT) to give radiation therapy to the tissues immediately around a breast cancer, immediately after it is surgically removed (lumpectomy). This procedure is called TARGIT- which stands for TARGeted Intraoperative radioTherapy. It is commonly called Intrabeam TARGIT IORT procedure and has been now been used to treat over 45,000 breast cancer patients in 38 countries worldwide. Click to hear tallks about breast cancer research and TARGIT IORT.
This research was included in the list of 5 most amazing health breakthroughs by National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) alongside the Oxford COVID vaccine and two COVID treatments
Teaching summary
Professor Vaidya loves to teach and has been involved with teaching medical students, junior doctors, fellows and PhD students.
Education
- Royal College of Surgeons
- Other Postgraduate qualification (including professional), Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training | 2004
- Royal College of Surgeons
- Doctorate, Fellow Of The Royal College Of Surgeons | 2003
- University of London
- Doctorate, Doctor of Philosophy | 2002
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
- Doctorate, Fellow Of The Royal College Of Surgeons | 1998
- National Board of Examinations New Delhi
- Other Postgraduate qualification (including professional), Diploma National Board of Examinations - Delhi | 1991
- University of Bombay
- Other higher degree, Master of Surgery | 1991
- University of Bombay
- Doctorate, Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery | 1987
Biography
Professor Jayant Vaidya is a breast cancer expert who specialises in diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the breast. He is Professor of Surgery and Oncology at UCL Division of Surgery, leading ground-breaking research in breast cancer surgery, radiotherapy and oncology at University College London
He currently divides his time equally between research and clinical work.
He qualified in surgical oncology (MBBS MS DNB) from the Bombay University and the National Board. His PhD is from London University and he is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, FRCS, UK. At the age of 17 he was declared a National Scholar and received a scholarship throughout his medical education.
He has worked at the Tata Memorial Hospital, Royal Marsden Hospital, University College London and the University of Dundee, before moving back to London in 2009.
Personal webpage https://jayantvaidya.org. Clinical webpage https://londonbreastcancer.com