Dr Harinarayanan is a consultant clinical oncologist

MD (physician), MRCP (UK), FRCR (Clinical Oncology, UK), PGC-ICR- London, MBAHNO

Training and education

Initial medical training - Saint Petersburg State Medical Academy, Russia
Posts in general medicine in the West Midlands and London deaneries
MRCP - Royal College of Physicians, London, 2010
Training in clinical oncology at Mount Vernon Hospital (London), Dorset Cancer Centre, Queen Alexandra Hospital and University Hospital Southampton
Postgraduate diploma in oncology - Institute of Cancer Research, London

Experience

Dr Sathish Harinarayanan is a consultant clinical oncologist based in the south coast of England providing expertise for patients with bowel cancers, head and neck cancers, non-melanomatous skin cancers arising in the head and neck area, and complex thyroid cancers requiring radiotherapy

After graduating with a medical degree and completing medical rotations across London and West Midlands hospitals, he undertook higher specialist oncology training at Wessex and London Hospitals before taking up his consultant post at University Hospital Southampton.

His main area of interests are Oligometastasis SABR, organ preserving strategies in rectal cancer for patients who prefer to avoid permanent stoma bags can be treated with radiotherapy and chemotherapy combinations. His modern radiotherapy techniques include IMRT, VMAT, MRL-SABR which destroy cancer cells with minimal collateral damage to surrounding structures, causing less side effects.

Key achievements

Dr Harinarayanan undertook and completed a prestigious proton therapy clinical education programme at the University of Pennsylvania and the MRL-SABR accreditation from GCUK and PGC, from the Institute of Cancer Research, London.

Beyond clinical practice, Dr Harinarayanan holds membership with the British Association of Head & Neck Oncology, served as co-chair of the Wessex Head and Neck Cancer alliance group, is member of the panel for the Wessex clinical oncology trainees, and is the elected governor for medical and dental staffing for Southampton attending the trust board meetings.

Awards and prizes

Dr Harinarayanan won a Wessex Shine award for implementing the out-of-hours cancer care management service at UHS.

Research

Dr Harinarayanan actively participates in research, being the principal investigator for the country’s leading trials like PATHOS, APHRODITE for organ preserving strategies with radiotherapy for rectal cancer patients who wish to avoid permanent stoma bags. He has also acted at a co-investigator capacity for other leading UK clinical trials in Wessex like CHECKMATE 642, LiTEFORM, KEYNOTE 412, INNOVATE and ToRPEDO and recruited several patients so far.

Contact

You can contact Dr Harinarayanan via his secretary, Mandy Bishop on call 023 8120 2797 or send an email.