Dr Richard Shaffer

Dr Richard Shaffer is a UK-based radiation oncologist. He is passionate about treating benign (non-cancer) conditions with radiotherapy and has treated more than 3000 patients with radiotherapy for benign conditions, including Dupuytren's, Ledderhose, plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinopathy, keloid scars, osteoarthritis, tendinopathy, and bursitis. He recently set up a new clinic, www.reloadclinics.com, in Harley Street in London, in order to provide outstanding assessment and of patients with tendonitis. Patients see Dr Shaffer jointly with Geoff Scott, Consultant Physiotherapist and Performance Specialist who has worked in elite football for over 20 years, most recently as Head of Medicine and Performance at Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.  Dr Shaffer is founder and CEO of RT-ABC, set up to educate radiation oncologists in the treatment of benign conditions.  He co-wrote the Royal College of Radiologists guidelines for benign conditions and was responsible for the English translation of the German benign radiotherapy guidelines in 2022. He has written and reviewed multiple scientific papers and textbook chapters, including co-authoring the first American case series of radiotherapy for osteoarthritis in 2025. Additionally, he is the founder and president of the International Society for Radiotherapy for Benign Conditions (www.iorbc.com), Medical Director of XStrahl Limited (https://xstrahl.com), and is a member of the International Target Volume Group for Benign Diseases.

Radiotherapy; Dupuytren's contracture; Plantar fibromatosis; Ledderhose disease; Plantar fasciitis; Achilles Tendonitis; Plantar Fasciopathy; Achilles Tendinopathy; Osteoarthritis; Tendinopathy; Tendonitis; Tendinitis; Bursitis; Trochanteric Bursitis; Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome; GTPS; Patellar tendinopathy; Tennis Elbow; Golfers Elbow; Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy; Shoulder Tendinopathy; Biceps Tendinopathy; Benign disease; ankle osteoarthritis; hip arthritis; knee arthritis; hand arthritis; foot osteoarthritis; hallux rigidus; wrist osteoarthritis; shoulder osteoarthritis; elbow osteoarthritis; keloid scars; heterotopic ossification;