Professor Prasanna Sooriakumaran

Prof PS completed a PhD in Prostate Cancer from the University of Surrey, becoming the first medical doctor to do so, and simultaneously achieved a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Law at the University of Glasgow.

Knowing his career goal was to be a robotic surgeon, Prof PS moved to New York City in 2010 and undertook a robotic surgery fellowship at Ivy League’s Cornell University; this was followed by a further fellowship at the Nobel Prize awarding Karolinska Institute in Stockholm in 2011.

Prof PS was appointed as a senior clinical researcher and consultant urologist at the University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals to conduct world-leading research in prostate cancer and expand the robotic prostate cancer programme.

Prof PS moved his clinical practice to University College London Hospitals to work at the UK’s largest robotic prostate cancer centre.

Prof PS was appointed as lead for urology at Cleveland Clinic London to set up urology and robotic surgery services at this brand-new hospital. He was also cited as London’s Most Influential Doctor by the Evening Standard and as one of the Top 10 Urologists in Britain by the Daily Mail, following a poll of UK urologists asked who they’d most want to look after their loved ones. 

Prof PS performed the first urology and robotic surgeries at Cleveland Clinic London, as well as the first robotic surgeries at University Hospitals Northamptonshire.

Prof PS became the first full professor of urology at Cleveland Clinic London and the only visiting professor of urology at both the University of Oxford and the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences. He was awarded a Master of Arts and appointed to the Congregation by the University of Oxford.

Prof PS gets appointed to the prestigious position of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Clinical Lead for Robotic Surgery (for all surgical specialities except Orthopaedics). This appointment gives Prof PS one of the most prominent voices in how robotic surgical services are delivered across the UK and is an independent testament to his world-leading expertise as a robotic surgeon.

Prof PS moved his private practice & renowned urologist expertise to prestigious London hospitals to provide more personalised care to his patients. He was appointed chief academic officer at LSDC Healthcare and lead for urology and men’s health at Harley Street Specialist Hospital.

This year Prof PS also won Doctify’s Great Patient Experience Award and the British Sri Lankan Association’s Outstanding Contribution to Healthcare Award (the only urologist to ever win this) for his exceptional patient care and global contributions to the fields of urology, prostate cancer care, and robotic surgery.