Dr Alex King

Highly experienced in cancer psychological care, with 15 years of specialist expertise as a senior clinical psychologist in cancer, currently clinical lead at a major central London cancer centre. National profile in cancer surgery prehabilitation.

Alex is a consultant clinical psychologist specialising in cancer care and surgery. Alex leads the Psycho-oncology team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS, has been a longstanding committee member of the British Psychological Society’s Faculty of Oncology & Palliative Care and recently subject matter expert for cancer psychological care for the West London Cancer Alliance (2021-22).

Alex obtained his BSc (1st class) at the University of Kent in 1997, MSc in Psychoanalytic Developmental Psychology in 1998 and DClinPsy Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at University College, London in 2003. Career highlights include the 2017 BMJ Awards for Surgery and Patient Partnership with the PREPARE prehabilitation team, and the 2018 Anthony Nolan Clinical Supporter Award for work on the post-transplant care pathway. Alex supports a number of third-sector cancer support organisations, including Kidney Cancer UK, Anthony Nolan, Pancreatic Cancer UK, The Swallows, and Macmillan Cancer Support, with patient and professional education and policy development.

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