Biliary Tract

BIOGRAPHY

Steve Pereira, PhD

Academic positions:
- Head of the Hepatobiliary Dysplasia & Malignancy Group
- 2000-2003 Consultant Gastroenterologist (Pancreaticobiliary Medicine), The Middlesex Hospital, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust

All industry positions (in last five years):
None declared

Research interests:
- Novel diagnostic markers and treatment of biliary tract and hepatocellular carcinoma
- T-cell responses to AFP in hepatocellular cancer
- EGFR expression and signaling in biliary tract cancer
- Pathogenesis of primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Clinical studies in ERCP, endoscopic ultrasound and sphincter of Oddi dysfunction
- Experimental and clinical studies of photodynamic therapy for pancreaticobiliary malignancy

Any other information:
Dr Pereira's professional association memberships include:
National Committees of British Society of Gastroenterology, Pancreatic Society of GB and Ireland, National Cancer Research Institute Upper GI Clinical Studies Group and UK Endoscopic Ultrasound Users Group. He is a member of Interventional Procedures Advisory Committee, National Institute of Clinical Excellence, the Editorial Board of Gut, and several other national and international professional associations.