Dr Alexandra Gilbert

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Alex is an Associate Professor and Honorary consultant in Clinical (Radiation) Oncology. She treats patients with anal and rectal cancers at Leeds Cancer Centre alongside her university role. Her research expertise is in the use of patient reported outcomes (PROs) and toxicity measurement both in clinical trials and routine practice, interventional radiotherapy trials and patient-centred research.

She is the PRO and toxicity lead on multiple interventional radiotherapy trials including complex multi-centre platform trials evaluating novel agents and techniques. Alex leads five PRO methodological projects funded by the EORTC Quality of Life group and also co-leads a workstream for the Horizons 2020 project, EUonQOL, developing a PRO toolkit to evaluate quality of life across Europe for health policy research.

Prior to studying medicine at Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, Alex completed a BSc in Psychology at University College, London. Since joining the research and clinical teams in Leeds in 2010, she followed a National Institute for Health Research funded clinical academic pathway to complete her training.

Responsibilities

• Clinical Lead for Patient-Centred Outcomes Research Group

Research interests

Alex’s research interests are in:

- Methodological research in patient-reported outcomes and health related quality of life
- Clincial trials, including radiotherapy and lower gastrointestinal cancer
- Patient centred research addressing inequalities and personalised care

You can find out more about her research here.

Qualifications

• FRCR
• PhD
• MRCP
• MBBS
• BSc Psychology

Professional memberships

• FRCR
• GMC
• BMA
• EORTC Quality of Life Group

Research groups and institutes

• Leeds Institute of Medical Research
• The Radiotherapy Research Group