Proven research, proven results
COMPASS guides the way
Proven research, proven results
COMPASS guides the way
We design and run research that changes global practice.
Funded and supported by
Core Team
Prof Veeru Kasivisvanathan
Professor of Urology, UCL
Director, COMPASS
Prof Veeru Kasivisvanathan
Professor of Urology, UCL
Director, COMPASS
Dr Alexander Ng
Clinical Training Fellow & PhD Student, UCL
Research Fellow, COMPASS
Dr Alexander Ng
Clinical Training Fellow & PhD Student, UCL
Research Fellow, COMPASS
Dr Aqua Asif
Academic Clinical Fellow, UCL
Research Fellow, COMPASS
Dr Aqua Asif
Academic Clinical Fellow, UCL
Research Fellow, COMPASS
A/Prof Paweł Rajwa
Senior Clinical Fellow, UCL
Research Fellow, COMPASS
A/Prof Paweł Rajwa
Senior Clinical Fellow, UCL
Research Fellow, COMPASS
Dr Aishwarya Shah
Foundation Doctor, London
Research Fellow, COMPASS
Dr Aishwarya Shah
Foundation Doctor, London
Research Fellow, COMPASS
Alexander Dudko
PhD Student, UCL
Research Fellow, COMPASS
Alexander Dudko
PhD Student, UCL
Research Fellow, COMPASS
Dr Ranya Kumar
Academic Foundation Doctor, EoE
Research Fellow, COMPASS
Dr Ranya Kumar
Academic Foundation Doctor, EoE
Research Fellow, COMPASS
Dr Vinson Chan
Radiology Registrar, Leeds
Research Fellow, COMPASS
Dr Vinson Chan
Radiology Registrar, Leeds
Research Fellow, COMPASS
Dr Ricardo Almeida-Magana
PhD Student, UCL
Clinical Research Fellow, COMPASS
Dr Ricardo Almeida-Magana
PhD Student, UCL
Clinical Research Fellow, COMPASS
Dr Aswathy Menon
Locum Consultant Pathologist, UCL/UCLH
Research Fellow, COMPASS
Dr Aswathy Menon
Locum Consultant Pathologist, UCL/UCLH
Research Fellow, COMPASS
Dr Arjun Nathan
Doctoral Research Fellow, UCL
Research Fellow, COMPASS
Dr Arjun Nathan
Doctoral Research Fellow, UCL
Research Fellow, COMPASS
Dr Pramit Khetrapal
Academic Urology Registrar, UCL
Research Fellow, COMPASS
Dr Pramit Khetrapal
Academic Urology Registrar, UCL
Research Fellow, COMPASS
Our Projects
Completed
PRECISION
Kasivisvanathan et al., 2018, NEJM
International randomised trial establishing pre-biopsy MRI and MRI-targeted biopsy for prostate cancer diagnosis.
Completed
PRECISION
Kasivisvanathan et al., 2018, NEJM
International randomised trial establishing pre-biopsy MRI and MRI-targeted biopsy for prostate cancer diagnosis.
Completed
PRECISION
Kasivisvanathan et al., 2018, NEJM
International randomised trial establishing pre-biopsy MRI and MRI-targeted biopsy for prostate cancer diagnosis.
Completed
PRIME
Ng & Asif et al., 2025, JAMA
International prospective trial comparing bpMRI and mpMRI for quicker, cheaper and less-invasive prostate cancer diagnosis.
Completed
PRIME
Ng & Asif et al., 2025, JAMA
International prospective trial comparing bpMRI and mpMRI for quicker, cheaper and less-invasive prostate cancer diagnosis.
Completed
PRIME
Ng & Asif et al., 2025, JAMA
International prospective trial comparing bpMRI and mpMRI for quicker, cheaper and less-invasive prostate cancer diagnosis.
Completed
GLIMPSE
Giganti & Ng et al., 2023, Radiology
The first global evaluation and quality improvement project of MRI and prostate cancer diagnosis.
Completed
GLIMPSE
Giganti & Ng et al., 2023, Radiology
The first global evaluation and quality improvement project of MRI and prostate cancer diagnosis.
Completed
GLIMPSE
Giganti & Ng et al., 2023, Radiology
The first global evaluation and quality improvement project of MRI and prostate cancer diagnosis.
Upcoming
PARADIGM
Ng et al., 2025, Eur Urol (Editorial)
International, prospective trial comparing AI to radiologists for prostate cancer detection on MRI.
Upcoming
PARADIGM
Ng et al., 2025, Eur Urol (Editorial)
International, prospective trial comparing AI to radiologists for prostate cancer detection on MRI.
Upcoming
PARADIGM
Ng et al., 2025, Eur Urol (Editorial)
International, prospective trial comparing AI to radiologists for prostate cancer detection on MRI.
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At COMPASS, decade-long research outputs have proven a track record of pioneering surgical standards in prostate and urology care.
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