Dr Carla Perna : Clinical oncology

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Dr Carla Perna

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Dr Carla Perna qualified in 2009 in Italy, she trained as Radiation Oncologist and spent 2 years doing research in pelvic radiotherapy at the University College of London Hospital. She has been appointed as Consultant Clinical Oncologist at the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford, and Frimley Park Hospital in Camberley. She specialises in urological cancers with a particular interest in prostate and testicular cancers.
With her team, she performs 400 prostate brachytherapy cases a year using both Low- dose-rate and High-dose-rate technique.
Carla is heavily involved in research, having been the Principal Investigator for most of the urological trials, including those using the newest radiotherapy techniques with hypo fractionation and stereotactic radiotherapy using MRI Linac and SpaceOAR, systemic treatment including immunotherapy for prostate cancer and Theranostic (Lutetium PSMA for metastatic prostate cancer).

Areas of interest

Prostate cancer; Testicular cancer; Urology; Uro-Oncology; Chemotherapy; Radiotherapy; Brachytherapy; Metastatic prostate cancer; Theranostics; PSMA Lutetium; Hypo-fractionation radiotherapy; Stereotactic radiotherapy; MRI Linac; HDR Brachytherapy; LDR Brachytherapy; SpaceOAR; Immunotherapy; Systemic treatments.

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Andrea Lee
Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital Stirling Road Surrey Research Park Guildford GU2 7RF
01483 806004
01483 571057
andrea.lee@genesiscare.co.uk

About me

Current NHS consultant posts held

Clinical Oncologist at The Royal Surrey County Hospital and Frimley Park NHS Trust

Research interests

Hypo-fractionation in radiotherapy, MRI Linac.
Use of SpaceOAR in radiotherapy and brachytherapy.
Systemic treatments including immunotherapy
Theranostics - Lutetium PSMA for metastatic prostate cancer

Personal interests

Carla enjoys sport, including tennis. She also enjoy music, plays the violin and guitar and sings in a gospel choir.

(Additional) Languages spoken

Publications

• Perna C., Williamson C., Khaksar S. A bowel pathway for patient undergoing radiotherapy for prostate cancer. ESTRO38.2019
• Laing R, Uribe J, Uribe-Lewis S, Money-Kyrle J, Perna C, Chintzoglou S, Khaksar S, Langley SEM. Low-dose-rate brachytherapy for the treatment of localised prostate cancer in men with a high risk of disease relapse. BJU Int. 2018 Oct;122(4):610-617
• S.E.M. Langley, J. Uribe, S. Uribe-Lewis, J. Money-Kyrle, C. Perna, S. Khaksar, R. Soares, R. Laing. Comparative analysis of clinical outcomes and procedural costs between conventional two-stage technique and 4D Brachytherapy for early prostate cancer. Clinical Oncology (2017) 1-8
• Langley SEM, Soares R, Uribe J, Uribe-Lewis S, Money-Kyrle J, Perna C, Khaksar S, Laing R. Long-term oncological outcomes and toxicity in 597 men aged ≤60 years at time of low-dose-rate brachytherapy for localised prostate cancer. BJU Int. July 3, 2017
• Ricardo Soares, MD, FEBU, Carla Perna, MD, Santiago Uribe-Lewis, PhD, Jennifer Uribe, MD, Stephen Langley, MBBS, MS, FRCS (Urol). Brachytherapy for prostate cancer, Surgical procedure for core urology trainees, edited by Sanchia Goonewardene and Prof Raj Persad. Springer October 30, 2017
• Eminowicz G, Motlib J, Khan S, Perna C, McCormack M. Pelvic Organ Motion during Radiotherapy for Cervical Cancer: Understanding Patterns and Recommended Patient Preparation. Clinical Oncology (2016) Sep;28(9): e85-91
• Eminowicz G, Motlib J, Khan S, Perna C, McCormack M. Pelvic organ motion during radiotherapy for cervical cancer and impact on target coverage. Presented at ESTRO35, Turin. (April-May 2016)
• Perna C, Eminowicz G, Asghar U, Imseeh G, Kirkwood A, Mitra A, Arora R, Kristeleit RS, McCormack M. Uterine carcinosarcoma: a retrospective clinical cohort analysis. Annals of Oncology 2016;27(6):296-312. Presented at ESMO 2016 Congress, Copenhagen

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Procedures completed

X0004
Clinical supervision and planning for the delivery of chemotherapy and/or systemic anti-cancer therapy for 1-28 days - (>50)

Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital (>50)
X6581
Clinical supervision of the delivery of a single fraction of radiotherapy - (5-50)
X0003
Clinical supervision and planning for the delivery of chemotherapy and/or systemic anti-cancer therapy for 1-21 days - (5-50)

Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital (5-50)
A1080
Stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT), second to fifth sessions, including adjustments, using Cyberknife or similar SRT technology - (5-50)
A0380
Stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) using GammaKnife or similar SRT technology - (5-50)

Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital (1-5)
X6772
Preparation for complex radiotherapy with Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) - (5-50)
X0008
Clinical supervision of external beam radiotherapy, for 16 or up to and including 30 fractions - (5-50)
A1070
Stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT), first/sole session using Cyberknife or similar SRT technology - (5-50)
BT212
Insertion of low dose rate radioactive agent (brachytherapy) into prostate tumour - (1-5)
BT211
Planning for insertion and removal of high dose rate radioactive agent (brachytherapy) into prostate tumour - (1-5)
X6773
Preparation for simple radiotherapy with Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) - (1-5)
X0007
Clinical supervision of external beam radiotherapy, up to and including 15 fractions or part thereof - (1-5)
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