The Fistula Research Unit at St. Mark’s Hospital
The Fistula Research Unit at St. Mark’s Hospital is headed by Professor Ailsa Hart and Mr Phil Tozer. The centre has a strong history of championing research in the field of perianal Crohn’s Disease and progressing the medical and surgical management of perianal fistula. The hospital is actively engaged in clinical trials exploring the treatment and outcomes of perianal Crohn’s Disease patients. It is also leading a number of clinical research projects aiming to better understand the condition, the impact of fistulae on patients, and the day-to-day management of patients suffering from this disease.
The unit is collaborating with Professor Nicholas Powell’s team, at Imperial College London, to explore the immunological processes underlying fistula formation in Crohn’s Disease. In this collaboration, we are engaging in cutting-edge translation research with the hope of one day improving medical therapies for perianal Crohn’s Disease patients
From left to right (front row): Pooja Datt (Research Manager), Phil Lung (Consultant Radiologist), Ailsa Hart (Consultant Gastroenterologist), James Alexander (Consultant Gastroenterologist), Eathar Shakweh (Research Fellow), Shivani Joshi (Research Fellow)
From left to right (back row): Reshma Kanani (Tissue Bank Project Lead), Luke Hanna (Research Fellow), Phil Tozer (Consultant Colorectal Surgeon), Theo Pelly (Research Fellow), Easan Anand (Research Fellow)
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