Dr. Russell Banner
Consultant Clinical Oncologist in the South West Wales Cancer Centre
United Kingdom
Areas of expertise
- Head & Neck Oncology
- Gynaecology Oncology
- Skin Oncology
- Proton Beam Therapy
- Uterine Cancer
- Brain Cancer
- Pancreas Tumours
- Cervical Cancer
- Kidney Tumours
About the expert
Dr. Russell Banner, a Consultant Clinical Oncologist, brings expertise from top institutions in the UK. With a focus on Radiotherapy Quality Improvement and proton beam therapy, he leads research on cancer treatment effectiveness at the South West Wales Cancer Centre. His work includes investigating T-cell immune responses in Oro-pharyngeal cancer patients post chemo-radiotherapy.
Dr. Russell Banner is a Consultant Clinical Oncologist based in South Wales. His undergraduate training was at Christ’s College, Cambridge and then at Guy’s, Kings and St. Thomas’ Medical School in London, qualifying in 2002.
He undertook an Advanced Radiotherapy Clinical Research Fellowship at Velindre Cancer Centre in 2011 and completed his MSc with the Institute of Cancer Research in London in 2013, researching Human Papilloma Virus-specific T-cell immune responses before and after chemo-radiotherapy for Oro-pharyngeal cancer.
Dr. Banner took up his post as a Consultant Clinical Oncologist in the renounced South West Wales Cancer Centre in 2013. He is enthusiastically active with Principal Investigator roles in Swansea for several UK-wide randomized clinical research radiotherapy trials. He has developed an interest in Radiotherapy Quality Improvement in his role as Radiotherapy Lead in the South West Wales Cancer Centre.
He has vast expertise in the use of proton beam therapy and looks forward to developing an evidence base for this treatment type, in looking at the benefits of using it to treat these specific types of cancers.
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Consultant Clinical Oncology
2018 - TodayRutherford Cancer Centre, Newport
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Honorary Consultant Clinical Oncology
2014 - TodayVelindre Cancer Centre, Cardiff
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Consultant Clinical Oncology
2013 - TodaySouth West Wales Cancer Centre, Swansea
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Advanced Clinical Research Fellow
2011 - 2012Honorary Velindre Hospital
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MSc (Oncology)
Institute of Cancer Research, London
2013
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Fellowship of Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR)
London
2010
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Membership of Royal College of Radiologists (MRCP)(UK)
Royal College of Physicians, London
2006
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MBBS
GKT Medical School, University of London
2002
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MA, Medical Sciences (Hons)
Christ’s College, University of Cambridge
1999
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General Medical Council
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Medical Protection Society
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Royal College of Radiologists Standing Welsh Committee
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