Dr Stuart Walter qualified from Peninsula Medical School, based across Devon and Cornwall, in 2012. He stayed in Cornwall for his foundation training and a Clinical Fellowship in Oncology. Following this he spent a year working in Western Australia and conducting cancer research projects. On returning to the UK he completed his General Medical and Clinical Oncology training in Edinburgh - gaining a consultant post in early 2025; initially in Breast and Head & Neck Cancer. Dr Walter moved to the Lung and Upper GI Cancer teams in December 2025, and continues to part of the Oligometastatic SABR team. He takes an active role in clinical research and has helped South East Scotland become one of the leading recruiters worldwide for the COMET3 and COMET10 SABR Trials, as well as designing and running the SPITFIRE study investigating radiation pneumonitis - a dose-limiting toxicity in thoracic radiotherapy. Dr Walter works alongside the University of Edinburgh Medical School providing lectures and other teaching sessions.
