MBBS, BSc, MD, FRCS (Urol), FEBU
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38 years of experience
Wilmslow, SK9 1NY
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38 years of experience
Wilmslow, SK9 1NY
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3 connections in healthcare
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by Mr Tim Dudderidge, Mr Marc Laniado and 1 other professional
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Mr Alan Doherty — Consultant Urological Surgeon
Mr Alan Doherty, MBBS, BSc, MD, FRCS (Urol), FEBU, is a consultant urological surgeon specialising in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.
Formerly a consultant urologist at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, he now works in full-time private practice. This allows him to advocate precision diagnostic and therapeutic pathways tailored to individual patients, with access to a broad range of treatment options. He has extensive experience in prostate cancer surgery, having performed nearly 4,000 radical prostatectomies during his career.
His practice includes focal therapy for appropriately selected men with localised prostate cancer, using both high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) and irreversible electroporation (NanoKnife). He works with The Focal Therapy Clinic, consulting at Priory Hospital and The Harborne Hospital in Birmingham, and The Wilmslow Hospital in the Manchester area.
Mr Doherty is Clinical Lead at Birmingham Prostate Specialists and also has extensive experience in the surgical treatment of benign prostate enlargement, including more than 1,000 GreenLight laser procedures and, more recently, Aquablation.
He has contributed to published prostate cancer research, including the 15-year outcomes of the ProtecT trial (New England Journal of Medicine, 2023) and a multicentre analysis of 3,477 patients treated with focal HIFU or cryotherapy (European Urology, 2026).
His clinical approach emphasises individualised treatment decisions, considering cancer control alongside urinary, sexual and quality-of-life outcomes.
GMC registration: 3279241.
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General Medical Council
No. 3279241
University of London
Medicine
Graduated 1988
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£15052 Alderley Road, Wilmslow, United Kingdom, SK9 1NY
Priory Rd,, Edgbaston, United Kingdom, B5 7UG
Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, United Kingdom, B15 2TQ
Chalybeate Close, Southampton, United Kingdom, SO16 6UY
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Mr Alan Doherty is clear and excellent with patients. He gives good care to help men feel safe and reassured. His team is great and does good work to help men. Key care themes are prostate cancer, HIFU, and nerve sparing prostatectomy.
I came to Mr. Doherty feeling quite confused as to what my treatment options were and what the critical factors were around the various treatments I had been offered elsewhere. After studying my case notes he then explained to my wife and I what in his view was the best treatment path for my circumstances. Have to say this was was a breath of fresh air given what I had experienced previously. This consultation gave me the confidence to move ahead and get prepared for what was next. Surgery went ahead as planned and my recovery was more or less as Mr.Doherty described which was reassuring and in fact I managed to return to work confidently earlier than expected. I would not hesitate in recommending Mr. Doherty to anyone that is needing expertise in Urology,
In a busy world Mr Doherty looked after me from start to finish. A rare and exceptional Consultant and Surgeon that assessed and undertook the treatment I needed without any delay. Not only was his skill and expertise critical for a successful outcome but his patient care to me as an individual was key to giving me strength at a difficult time.
Please see previous page. Good manner, excellent info and reassuring.
Mr Doherty gave me complete confidence in his prognosis was attentive and listened to my concerns and explained clearly the possible procedures and outcome
Great manner , very Knowledgeable , gives you confidence in your problem that he can sort it .
visited Alan Doherty in July 2025 to ask if my case would be suitable for Focal Therapy. I had been refused a prostatectomy by Nottingham NHS and I was searching for an alternative option. Mr Doherty and his experts did a very detailed analysis of my MRI and decided my tumour was not in the right place for Focal Therapy. However he said he would carry out a prostatectomy if I wanted. I was concerned about side effects but he talked me through the risks and was very reassuring. He said he had done hundreds of these operations and would expect a successful outcome. My operation was in October and everything happened exactly as planned with an excellent outcome. I cannot recommend Alan Doherty and the Focal Clinic highly enough.
First Class, good manner, informative without being preachy.
Mr Alan Doherty is an excellent clinician with a wealth of experience and great clinical judgement. He is also one of the UK's most experienced open radical prostatectomists with demonstrable excellent results. Working with him in developing focal ablation services in the midlands was a great insight into his methodological and caring approach to patient care.
10 Nov 2021
Mr Tim Dudderidge
UrologistI have known Allen for almost 30 years, both as a trainee and as a consultant colleague. He has been a very friendly, caring urologist with great judgement accumulated from years of diligent practice, experience and large volumes of minimally invasive and open surgical procedures. There are few other people with his operating skills for dealing with men with prostate cancer. He is an expert in diagnosing and treating early prostate cancer, specialising in targeted biopsies, nerve-sparing robotic prostatectomy, and focal therapy by HIFU. He is also extremely good at helping men with urinary sym...
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10 Nov 2021
Mr Marc Laniado
UrologistI would like to encourage any patient looking for an experienced and patient centred approach to go and see Raj. He has been an enthusiast of focal HIFU and cryotherapy for many many years. His understanding of the need for a low morbidity treatment for early prostate cancer was way ahead of his time. Only recently, have I come to share his view, that precision diagnostics allow precision treatments with lower morbidity. Thank you Raj for being a leading light.
10 Nov 2021
Mr Raj Nigam
Urologist
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Mr. Alan Doherty (Consultant Urologist, The Focal Therapy Clinic):NanoKnife is ideal for prostate cancers located at the front of the gland, where HIFU may n...
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Mr. Alan Doherty (Consultant Urologist, The Focal Therapy Clinic):NanoKnife is a powerful focal treatment that uses electricity to destroy cancer cells. With...
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Mr. Alan Doherty (Consultant Urologist, The Focal Therapy Clinic):Prostate cancer is highly curable if it hasn’t spread. Cancer is only potentially lethal on...
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Mr. Alan Doherty (Consultant Urologist, The Focal Therapy Clinic):Prostate cancer is rare under 40 but occurs in all age groups above this. Since it can take...
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Mr Alan Doherty's overall patient rating is 5 out of 5 stars on Doctify. This is based on 31 reviews.
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Mr Alan Doherty speaks English and French
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Mr Alan Doherty primarily practices at HCA Healthcare UK The Wilmslow Hospital, located at 52 Alderley Road, Wilmslow, United Kingdom, SK9 1NY
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