Abdominal sarcoma team

My main field is surgery for cancer of the oesophagus and stomach.

I am Head of Upper GI Services at UCLH and have been focusing on pre surgery fitness optimization of patients who are due to have complex and very high risk surgery.

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I qualified with honours in 1987 at the University of Milan, Italy. I began my training in General Surgery in Italy and in 1992 being awarded with a Master of Surgery (MS) from the University of Parma

I moved to the UK in 1995 - 1996 becoming a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

I was a Professor of Surgery at University College London and Consultant Surgeon in HPB Surgery in the Liver Unit at the Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust in London. My primary clinical and academic interest is in pancreatic cancer and neuroendocrine tumours as well as liver metastases and in the modalities to treat patients with advanced disease, including vascular reconstruction. 

I have published more than 150 peer reviewed publications and I am a member of several societies and committees, including the European Surgical Association (ESA) and the International Study Group for Pancreatic Surgery (ISGPS).  

In addition I am the Past President of the Italian Medical Society of Great Britain and in 2010 founded “Fiorina”, a charitable fund for the treatment and research on pancreatic cancer.

I am currently a Consultant Plastic Surgeon at the Royal Free, University College London,  and St Albans City hospital. I have trained extensively in plastic and reconstructive surgery having undertaken my training in plastic surgery both in the UK, Europe and the USA. 

Following completion of my microvascular reconstruction fellowship in the USA (MD Anderson, Houston, Tx), my current reconstructive practice involves microvascular breast reconstruction and microvascular lower limb reconstruction following sarcoma excisions and trauma cases. I am also active in the abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR) service and have carried out a number of joint cases with the general surgeons. In terms of other complex oncological reconstructions, I also carry out pelvic/perineal/vaginal reconstructions following tumour excision by oncological surgeons and a large part of my work includes the management of skin cancer patients. In the eight years I have been a consultant I have performed over 350 free flaps for breast reconstruction (success 99.7%), abdominal wall reconstruction success 90-96% depending on the complexity, cosmetic breast over 96% success and cosmetic abdomen 99% success.

I am also a full member of the British Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (BAPRAS).

I have completed a Cosmetic Fellowship at the world renowned Akademiklinican in Stockholm, Sweden with Dr Per Heden. This allowed me to combine my reconstructive surgical skills with my aesthetic skills in refinements in breast surgery, abdominal surgery and facial surgery as well as surgery following massive weight loss.

I have published comprehensively within the plastic surgery literature throughout my career and regularly present my work internationally at plastic surgery conferences.

I work as a Consultant Specialist in General and Vascular Surgery at the Royal Free Hospital.

After medical school and basic surgical training, I completed specialist training in general, laparoscopic and endocrine surgery at Leeds General Infirmary and Derriford Hospital in Plymouth. 

I finished my research degree in 2005 at Imperial College London before going on to develop experience and knowledge further with over four years vascular, endovascular and organ transplantation surgical training at Charing Cross and Hammersmith Hospitals in London. Following this, I spent three years living on the Sunshine Coast in Australia working as a senior level consultant surgeon in vascular and endovascular surgery.

As a vascular specialist I treat the complete range of vascular diseases including aortic aneurysm, carotid, diabetic foot and peripheral arterial disease. However, I also see patients for other general surgery and abdominal sarcoma conditions which involving vascular reconstructions 

I have a special interest in the minimally invasive treatment of varicose veins and often perform endovenous laser (EVLT), radiofrequency ablation and foam sclerotherapy.  Outside of my consultancy work I dedicate my time to training fellow surgeons in these minimally invasive techniques, both in the UK and abroad.

I take a very careful and considerate approach in every aspect of my consultancy work, and  make every effort to ensure patient dignity, safety and confidentiality are maintained at all times. In my spare time I am keen swimmer and I also like to go horse-riding with my two children.

My subspecialty is andrology and genital reconstruction and I am the lead of the UCLH Supraregional Penile Cancer Network.

The genital oncology unit is now one of the largest in the world managing rare genital tumours and combining cancer resection with genital reconstruction allows a better functional outcome. Late effects of cancer treatment such as erectile dysfunction and infertility are also managed as part of the service.

I have an active research interest in andrology and penile cancer with over 160 peer reviewed publications and edited 7 urology textbooks.

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I qualified from St. Bartholomew’s and The Royal London School of Medicine, after which I gained entry into higher surgical training with the London Deanery. I received broad training as a general surgeon, including surgical oncology at The Royal Marsden Hospital.

I developed a particular sub-specialist interest in oesophago-gastric cancer and soft tissue tumour surgery, completing this training at University College London Hospital. During this time, I was awarded my fellowship with The Royal College of surgeons of England. I undertook an international fellowship in South Africa to further enhance my general surgery skill-set, prior to appointment as a consultant surgeon at UCLH.

I have a particular interest in Upper GI tract and abdominal sarcomas.

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I am the lead surgeon for the abdominal sarcoma service at RFH and also lead pancreatic surgery at UCLH. I have a particular interest in GIST, pancreatitis and duodenal disease.

My research interests are in pancreatitis and Duodenal polyposis.

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I am a plastic surgery consultant specialising in the reconstruction of complex wounds. I am based at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation trust and am the lead plastic surgeon at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore. My specialist interest is in sarcoma reconstruction and I support the sarcoma surgeons across several sub-disciplines including head and neck, spine, bone and soft tissue as well as abdominal sarcoma. I provide a comprehensive approach to complex reconstruction.

My plastic surgical training was in London with a particular focus on microsurgical techniques and facial palsy. My PhD research in nerve regeneration was done at the Harvard Center for Brain Science under Professor JW Lichtman. I continue to have an research interest in nerve function particularly with respect to pain and function in amputees, and am an expert in targeted muscle reinnervation and facial reanimation.

I completed my clinical training at St Bartholomew’s and University College London Hospitals. I completed a PhD at the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital which looked at the genes that predispose patients to prostate cancer.

I now specialise in the treatment of soft tissue and bone sarcomas using chemotherapy and radiotherapy. I have a strong interest in clinical research and am currently in the process of developing a number of new local and national research projects in sarcoma. I teach and lecture regularly in the management of sarcomas.

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I was educated and started my training in Internal Medicine in Greece. I also conducted my PhD at University of Ioannina in angiogenesis and proteolysis in cancer of unknown primary site. I completed my specialist training in Oncology at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London during a 3 years fellowship. I followed an academical career in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and I led the Medical Oncology Department during my last year of my stay there. In 2015 I was appointed as a Consultant Medical Oncologist at UCLH and I am exclusively treating patients with bone and soft tissue sarcomas with systemic treatment within the London Sarcoma Service.

I have a strong interest in clinical trials across multiple tumor types and more recently in sarcoma, acting as principal and co-investigator for a number of national and international trials. Since my early days in my career, I was involved in the conduction of early clinical trials both in UK and Greece with novel agents and I have experience in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic models. 

I have published more than 100 publications in per reviewed journals in clinical and translational research and I regularly teach and lecture in the management of sarcomas. I also hold an honorary clinical senior lectureship contract with UCL and I contribute to the teaching of the medical students. I am member of several scientific organizations including British sarcoma Group, EORTC Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcoma Group, ESMO, ASCO, HeSMO etc.

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I am a Consultant Medical Oncologist at University College London Hospital, specialising in the systemic treatment of bone and soft tissue sarcomas, within the London Sarcoma Service.

I completed my medical oncology training at University College London and have a strong interest in translational research undertaking an MSc in Cancer Therapeutics at Barts Cancer Institute during my general internal medicine training. I completed my PhD investigating the role of aberrant signalling pathways in chemotherapy and PARP inhibitor resistance at Barts Cancer Institute, University of London in 2020.

I am actively involved in national and international clinical research projects, working to improve outcomes for sarcoma patients. In 2021 I was awarded an ECMC JING: TNG fellowship to develop an early phase clinical trial proposal for osteosarcoma patients and have continued this work within the FOSTER consortium. I am an investigator for multiple phase II/III clinical trials within the research portfolio at the London Sarcoma Service.

I have an interest in global oncology and am a founding member of the UK Global Cancer Network, working to improve cancer outcomes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). I have worked across East Africa as international faculty with the RCP for the oncology Medical Training and Fellowship (METAF) programme. I am also on the steering committee for the ‘Cancer Control in LMICs’ conference held annually as part of London Global Cancer Week.

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I am a Senior Clinical Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Medical Oncologist. My clinical post is based at University College London Hospital, part of the London Sarcoma Service, one of the largest sarcoma services in Europe. I specialise in the systemic treatment of bone and soft tissue sarcomas in both adults and teenagers.

I began training as a medical oncologist working on the adolescent unit at the Middlesex Hospital where I developed an interest in sarcoma and teenage and young adult (TYA) cancer.  I completed a Cancer Research UK Clinical Fellowship to obtain a PhD (University of London) at St Bartholomew's Hospital investigating pre-clinical and clinical effects of novel treatments for cancer, and investigating translational markers to improve their effects. In 2009, I was awarded a Career Development Award from the Sarcoma Alliance for Research through Collaboration (SARC), which allowed me to further my research aiming to identify new targets for the treatment of sarcoma; work that is ongoing in the UCL Cancer Institute. I have a strong interest in translating these findings into benefit for patients and early phase clinical trials, particularly in sarcomas affecting teenagers and young adults.

I am the chief investigator and principle investigator for a number of international and national phase I, II and III studies in sarcoma and am leading a national cohort study in osteosarcoma, ICONIC. I chair the NCRI Sarcoma Clinical Studies Group Bone Subgroup and was recently appointed Chair of the Executive Committee of the European EuroEwing consortium (EEC), a pan-European collaboration to improve outcome for patients with Ewing sarcoma. I am a member of the EORTC Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcoma Group and Innovative Therapies for Children with Cancer (ITCC) consortium and am the Clinical lead for Sarcoma and rare cancers for the Public Health England (PHE) National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service (NCRAS). Here, I am particularly interested in understanding variations in patient pathways and access to specialist services to reduce inequalities and improve outcome for patients with rare cancers.

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I am a consultant radiologist at UCLH. I have a particular interest in the imaging of abdominal sarcoma as well as disorders of the upper GI tract, liver, biliary system and the pancreas.