SUMMARY
Derek J. Lomas, M.D., is a urologist who specializes in prostate cancer. His research focuses on focal therapy as an alternative to prostatectomy and radiation. He studies energy-based ablation methods to evaluate cancer control and functional outcomes.
Dr. Lomas also investigates advanced prostate imaging, including MRI and prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positron emission tomography (PET) scans. These techniques can help improve diagnosis, guide targeted therapy and monitor treatment response.
Dr. Lomas's goal is to expand evidence-based, patient-centered options that preserve quality of life while maintaining effective cancer control.
Focus areas
- Focal therapy for prostate cancer. Dr. Lomas studies ablation techniques for prostate cancer. These include high-intensity focused ultrasound, cryotherapy and irreversible electroporation. His work examines oncologic control, functional preservation, and best practices for patient selection, follow-up and retreatment strategies.
- Prostate imaging in cancer management. Dr. Lomas investigates the role of multiparametric MRI and PSMA PET in detecting clinically significant prostate cancer.
Significance to patient care
Dr. Lomas's research gives men safer and more precise options for prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Focal therapy can control cancer while lowering the risk of side effects, like incontinence and erectile dysfunction. It targets and destroys only cancerous tissue within the prostate, saving healthy tissue. Advanced imaging improves how prostate cancer is detected and tracked, so that patients receive the right treatment at the right time.
With these approaches, Dr. Lomas hopes to give patients different choices besides traditional surgery and radiation while helping them keep a good quality of life.