Maxine has been interested in kidney cancer ever since her first post as a junior doctor in a urology department over two decades ago. She developed a special interest in rare inherited kidney cancer syndromes and was awarded a competitive MRC clinical training fellowship for her PhD research at Imperial College London (2003-6). Maxine completed her specialist surgical training in Urology as a clinical lecturer at Cambridge University Hospitals and was appointed a Senior Lecturer in Urology at University College London. Maxine was promoted to her current position as Professor of Urology at UCL in 2022 and undertakes clinical work as an Honorary Visiting Consultant at Cambridge University Hospitals.
Maxine’s research is dedicated to improving the knowledge of the biology underlying kidney cancer. This will ultimately translate to earlier diagnoses, better management and wider treatment options for patients.
She has been awarded grants from the National Institute for Health and Care Research, CRUK, MRC, Academy of Medical Sciences, Addenbrookes’ Charitable Trust, Kidney Cancer UK, Facing up 2 Kidney cancer, The Royal Free Hospital Charity, St Peter’s Trust.
