ray powles

Professor Ray Powles is a renowned haemato-oncologist currently serving as the head of haemato-oncology at Cancer Centre London, Parkside.13 He has an extensive and distinguished career in the field of cancer research and treatment, spanning several decades.

Career Highlights

Professor Powles trained at St Bartholomew's Hospital and began his career in 1965, working on a leukaemia unit.1 He then moved to the Royal Marsden Hospital in 1969, where he worked until 2004.1 During his time there, he made significant contributions to the field of haemato-oncology:

• Led the team responsible for the first successful allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant in Europe in 19731
• Pioneered the use of cyclosporine and parental acyclovir in the early 1980s1
• Reported the first use of autologous Stem Cell transplant for myeloma in 19831
• Ran the Royal Marsden Hospital Myeloma Unit after Tim McElwain's death1

Current Role and Expertise

Professor Powles now runs a Haemato-oncology Unit in the private sector at Cancer Centre London, Parkside, Wimbledon.14 His areas of special interest include:

• Myeloma
• Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia
• MGUS (Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance)
• Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia
• Low-grade lymphomas1

Achievements and Recognition

• Published over 1200 scientific articles and abstracts, including more than 250 peer-reviewed papers1
• Received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Indian Cancer Patients Aid Association in 19991
• Awarded the Pride of Britain Lifetime Achievement award in 20132
• Made Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)5

Professor Powles has also been involved in various advisory roles, including serving as a Panel member of the Independent Reconfiguration Panel from 2003 to 2013.1