Editorial Board
Jayant Vaidya
Professor of Surgery and Oncology, University College London · United Kingdom
Editorial leadership for Journal of Breast Cancer Survival
Research interests
- Intraoperative Radiotherapy Partial Breast Irradiation Cardio Toxicity Of Treatments Breast Surgery Survivorship
Biography
- Professor Jayant Vaidya is a breast cancer expert who specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the breast. He currently divides his time equally between research and clinical work.
- He is a Consultant Surgeon at the Whittington, Royal Free and University College London Hospitals.
- He is extremely active in many research projects for breast disease and breast cancer. With his PhD thesis at University College London, he pioneered the concept of targeted intraoperative radiotherapy (TARGIT or IORT), to deliver radiotherapy to women at the time of surgery rather than the traditional 6-week course of daily post-operative radiotherapy.
- He has been featured on BBC’s Tomorrow’s World in relation to this.
- 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, and is now Professor of Surgery and Oncology at University College London.
Selected publications
- Long term survival and local control outcomes from single dose targeted intraoperative radiotherapy during lumpectomy (TARGIT-IORT) for early breast cancer: TARGIT-A randomised clinical trial 2020 cited 230×
- New clinical and biological insights from the international TARGIT-A randomised trial of targeted intraoperative radiotherapy during lumpectomy for breast cancer 2021 cited 44×
- Recent advances in biosensing approaches for point-of-care breast cancer diagnostics: challenges and future prospects 2021 cited 42×
- Systematic review of the impact of breast‐conserving surgery on cancer outcomes of multiple ipsilateral breast cancers 2018 cited 26×
- The TARGIT-A Randomized Trial: TARGIT-IORT Versus Whole Breast Radiation Therapy: Long-Term Local Control and Survival 2023 cited 21×
- Single-dose intraoperative radiotherapy during lumpectomy for breast cancer: an innovative patient-centred treatment 2021 cited 19×
Ranked by citation impact (Crossref) where available, newest otherwise · verified via ORCID.
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