Dr Alex Horton
Qualifications
BSc, MRCP, FRCR
GMC number: 4726940
Practising since: 2000
Specialties
Clinical Radiology
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- By arrangement
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About
Dr Alex Horton is a Consultant Radiologist with specialist expertise in uroradiology, hepatobiliary radiology, and interventional radiology, including a wide range of image-guided procedures and venous access techniques.
Training and experience
Dr Horton completed an undergraduate BSc in Pharmacology at University College London (UCL) in 1997, graduating with first-class honours. He then studied Medicine (MBBS) at UCL, qualifying in 2000.
After obtaining Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) in 2003, Dr Horton began his radiology training at St George’s Hospital, London, in 2004. He achieved Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR) in 2007 and subsequently completed a specialist Interventional Radiology Fellowship at St George’s Hospital from 2008 to 2010.
Dr Horton is trained in both cross-sectional imaging and interventional radiology, with a particular interest in uro-radiology and hepatobiliary imaging. He provides multiparametric MRI of the prostate for the non-invasive diagnosis of prostate cancer.
He performs the full range of interventional radiology procedures, including image-guided biopsies, drainage procedures, and venous access, such as Port-a-Cath insertion. His interventional oncology practice includes:
- Thermal ablation
- Irreversible electroporation (IRE / NanoKnife)
- Chemoembolisation (TACE)
- Radioembolisation (SIRT)
Within his NHS practice, Dr Horton leads the hepatobiliary and prostate cancer multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings. He has served on the NICE pancreatitis guideline committee as an expert adviser.
Dr Horton is also an examiner for the FRCR and regularly teaches at the University of Surrey Medical School.
Current practice
Dr Horton is available weekly and on an ad-hoc basis at Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital, where he performs a wide range of procedures, including:
- Port-a-Cath insertion and vascular access
- Image-guided biopsy and drainage procedures
- Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC) and biliary stenting
- Percutaneous nephrostomy and ureteric stenting
- Chemoembolisation (TACE) for hepatocellular carcinoma
- Radioembolisation (SIRT) for liver metastases
- Image-guided microwave ablation and NanoKnife (IRE) ablation
- Varicocele embolisation
- Transjugular liver biopsy and hepatic wedge pressure measurement
- Transarterial embolisation, including emergency embolisation
Treatments and tests offered by Dr Alex Horton at Nuffield Health
- Angiography
- Aortic stent grafts
- Intravenous pyelogram (IVP)
- Interventional radiology
- Gastrointestinal radiology
- Barium Meal or Enema
- CT scan (or CAT scan)
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) scan
- MRI scan
- Image guided aspiration and biopsy
- Image guided joint injections
- Ultrasound
Locations Dr Alex Horton works with
Related experience
Memberships
- Royal College of Radiologists
- Royal College of Physicians
- British Society of Interventional Radiology
- Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe
Other posts held
- Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Trust
Insurers Dr Alex Horton works with
Dr Alex Horton works with the following private medical insurance providers:
- APRIL
- Aviva Health
- AXA Health
- AXA - Global Healthcare
- Benenden Health
- Bupa
- Bupa On Demand
- Childsure
- Cigna
- CS Healthcare
- ESMI
- The Exeter
- Freedom Health
- Health-on-Line
- HealthFund
- InterGlobal
- Medical Care Direct
- PHC
- SecureHealth
- Simplyhealth
- Universal Provident
- Vitality Health (Pru Health)
- Westfield Health WPA
- WPA
Declaration
Dr Alex Horton does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.
Dr Alex Horton does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.
Dr Alex Horton does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.