Palmieri, Carlo

Consultant in Medical Oncology

Qualifications: BSc (Hons), MB BS, PhD, FRCP(UK)

GMC Number: 4105301

Membership/Appointments: Royal College of Physicians London

Clinics: The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre

Tumour site(s): Breast

Profile:

Carlo graduated in anatomy and medicine from the University of London. Subsequently, undertaking his general medicine and medical oncology training in London and successfully undertook a PhD at Imperial College London. He has been the recipient of a prestigious Cancer Research UK Clinician Scientist, and previously held the position of a senior lecturer within the department of Cancer at Imperial College London as well as being a Consultant in Medical Oncology at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

Carlo’s academic and clinical interest is in breast cancer and he is actively involved in developing and initiating translational and clinical research trials in the area of breast cancer, and is the chief investigator on a number of studies.

He is a senior medical advisor to the UK Breast Cancer Charity 'Roko Cancer Campaign', and has worked closely with the London Maggie's Centre acting as a medical facilitator for a number of their evening course for cancer suffers which addressed issues such as understanding medical tests, cancer treatments as well as survivorship. He has co-edited his first book ‘ABC of Cancer Care’, this is aimed at non-specialists and students, and outlines the current management of cancer as well as explaining issues around survivorship and clinical trials. He sits on the National Cancer Research Institute Breast Clinical Study Group.