{"id":16603,"date":"2021-12-13T12:39:04","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T12:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myhealthspecialist.com\/blog\/?p=16603"},"modified":"2026-01-09T07:16:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T07:16:16","slug":"spotlight-on-a-specialist-mr-greg-shaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myhealthspecialist.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/13\/spotlight-on-a-specialist-mr-greg-shaw\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight on a Specialist \u2013 Mr Greg Shaw"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myhealthspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/spotlight_specialist_greg_shaw.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myhealthspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/spotlight_specialist_greg_shaw.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.myhealthspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/spotlight_specialist_greg_shaw-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myhealthspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/spotlight_specialist_greg_shaw-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/www.myhealthspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/spotlight_specialist_greg_shaw-360x202.png 360w, https:\/\/www.myhealthspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/spotlight_specialist_greg_shaw-200x112.png 200w, https:\/\/www.myhealthspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/spotlight_specialist_greg_shaw-100x56.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why did you choose your\nparticular specialty?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am interested in applying new technology to help with complex problems and diagnosing and treating prostate cancer ticks all the boxes for this.&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What do you enjoy most\nabout your job?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> I enjoy being able to cure most of the patients I operate on with robotic surgery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What one thing do you wish\nevery member of the public knew?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prostate cancer is now the third biggest cancer killer in the UK. If detected early it can usually be cured.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What three traits define\nyou?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reliability, Straightforwardness, Friendliness <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who is your inspiration?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Jurgen Klopp<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What accomplishment in\nyour life are you most proud of?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bumping news of Megan and Harry off the front pages of the UK broadsheets with a report on my research on inaccuracy of prostate cancer testing (now thankfully very different) in 2014. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What advances in medicine\nare you most excited about?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robotics and AI stand to make huge improvements in the way we carry out surgery and I am thrilled to be working in this era.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> What (health) app would you most recommend?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The prostate cancer risk calculator- a great tool for doctors to help men work out their risk of having prostate cancer.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myhealthspecialist.com\/assets\/images\/uploads\/greg_shaw_cir_1639394309197.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myhealthspecialist.com\/specialists\/greg-shaw\">Book a telephone or video consultation with Mr Greg Shaw<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><span class=\"s1\">This article is for information only and should not be used for the diagnosis or treatment of medical conditions. myHealthSpecialist makes no representations as t<\/span><span class=\"s2\">o the accuracy or completeness of any of the information in this article, or found by following any&nbsp;link from this article<\/span><span class=\"s1\">. 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