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Professor Charles Knowles, MBBChir (London Hospital Medical College), PhD (University of London), FRCS, FRCS (Gen Surg)

Charles

Professor of Surgery, Deputy Director of Research and Director of National Bowel Research Centre

Centre: Centre for Neuroscience, Surgery and Trauma

Email: c.h.knowles@qmul.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 20 7882 8757

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Professor Knowles is Deputy Director of the Blizard Institute and Honorary Professor of Experimental Therapeutics at UCL. He is the Director of the National Bowel Research Centre, and Chair of the several research committees including those of European Society of Coloproctology, Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland and International Continence Society. He is also Chair to UEG-led international working groups in anorectal physiology and GI neuromuscular diseases. He serves as a member of the Rome IV committee for anorectal disorders and is on a global expert panel for Medtronic. He has authored over 180 peer reviewed publications as well as contributing several book chapters to major international colorectal and general surgical texts. He also holds an Honorary Consultant appointment at Barts Health NHS Trust.

Professor Knowles undertook his preclinical training at Cambridge University and then moved to the London Hospital Medical College, qualifying in 1992. Prior to specialist training, he undertook research based at Barts & the London and, funded by the Royal College of Surgeons of England, leading to the degree of PhD at the University of London in 2000. He entered the Specialist Register in 2005 as a general and colorectal surgeon. In 2006, he was appointed Senior Lecturer in Colorectal Surgery on the basis of a prestigious award from HEFCE.

Senior President of Barts and the London Student Running Club.

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