Having joined the MSG in 2026, Dr Xingwu Zhu brings more than two decades of experience in cancer medicine and research. He treats a wide range of cancers including prostate, bladder, kidney, bowel and gynaecological, and has a particular interest in immunotherapy, a rapidly developing field that helps the body's own immune system fight cancer.
Dr Zhu gained his medical degree before completing a PhD in Cancer Immunotherapy at Cancer Research UK in Leeds in 2000. Following more than seven years in research roles specialising in immunology and cancer, he undertook foundation medical training at Oxford.
He went on to combine Core Medical Training with clinical research as an Academic Clinical Fellow and became a Member of the Royal College of Physicians in 2012. During his specialist training in oncology, he was selected as a Clinical Studies Group member of the National Cancer Research Institute.
In 2020, Dr Zhu was appointed Consultant Medical Oncologist at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, where he managed bowel and urological cancers, including prostate, kidney and bladder cancers.
Throughout his career, Dr Zhu has remained actively involved in academic and clinical research, publishing in international peer-reviewed journals and presenting at national conferences.
Outside of work Dr Zhu enjoys spending time with his wife and two daughters, as well as hiking and reading.
“Being able to have the privilege to hear directly from my patients who have felt safe and pleased with their treatment under my care will always be the most fulfilling aspect of my job. Oncological treatment is challenging time for patients and their families, and being able to help in any way possible never fails to be immensely satisfying for me.”
You can refer yourself to Dr Zhu as a private patient without a GP referral.
