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Getting to Know… Julie Cornish

Mrs Julie Cornish is a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. She was awarded a grant by Bowel Research UK to conduct the POLARiS study, which investigates different types of treatment for low anterior resection syndrome (LARS).

Getting to Know… Miss Rachel Harwood

Miss Rachel Harwood is a Paediatric Surgeon at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool. She has a PhD in regenerative medicine and is now overseeing a PhD funded by Bowel Research UK.

Getting to Know… Dr Ammara Hughes

Dr Ammara Hughes is GP partner at Bloomsbury Surgery, Central London, and Clinical Director of Central Camden Primary Care Network.

Getting to know… Dr Meera Patel

Dr Meera Patel is an Academic Clinical Lecturer at The University of Manchester, working within its Colorectal & Peritoneal Oncology research group at the Manchester Cancer Research Centre.

Sam Alexandra Rose

Sam is a guest blogger for Bowel Research UK, sharing her experiences of bowel cancer and Lynch syndrome.

Nigel Horwood

Nigel is a guest blogger for Bowel Research UK, and an active participant in Bowel Research UK’s People and Research Together (PART) network.

Kathryn Pretzel-Shiels

Kathryn is a Bowel Research UK trustee and chairs our Fundraising, Marketing & Communications Committee.

Kane Smith

Kane is a PhD researcher funded by Bowel Research UK, investigating whether a simple blood test might be able to detect bowel cancer cells in people with IBD.

Mr Shahab Siddiqi

Mr Shahab Siddiqi MD is a colorectal and pelvic floor surgeon based at Broomfield Hospital, and is a member of Bowel Research UK’s media panel.

Dr Sarah Martin

Dr Sarah Martin is a Reader (Associate Professor) in Cancer Cell Biology at the Barts Cancer Institute (BCI), part of Queen Mary University and is also the Director of Graduate Studies for the BCI.

Eric Douglin

Eric is a guest blogger for Bowel Research UK, sharing his experiences of living with a stoma after emergency bowel surgery for diverticulitis.

Adele Sayers

Adele Sayers is a colorectal surgeon working in Exeter whose medical research has been supported by funding from the charity.

Louise Usher

Louise Usher is a Registered Nutritionist with the Association for Nutrition who lives in Kent. .

Getting to know …Vicky Guy

Vicky is a volunteer fundraiser for Bowel Research UK who lives in Leigh on Sea in Essex. She became involved in with the charity after close family members sadly contracted bowel cancer and is determined to do everything she can to help others in the light of her own experience.

Getting to know …Sue Blackwell

Sue Blackwell is a first-year PhD student who was awarded a research grant late last year by Bowel Research UK.

Getting to Know… Mr Peter Vaughan Shaw

Mr Peter Vaughan Shaw is a colorectal surgeon and academic medical researcher who is based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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