Elinor Sawyer
Consultant clinical oncologist
Biography
Elinor Sawyer has been a consultant at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust since 2005. She also leads the molecular breast cancer genetics research group at King's College London.
She is involved in a number of breast cancer clinical trials and leads the Guy's breast cancer radiotherapy development group.
Education and training
- PhD in molecular genetics, University of London, 2003
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR), London, 1997
- Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP), London, 1994
- Medicine and surgery (MBBS), University College London, 1991
Research interests
- Molecular genetics of breast cancer, particularly lobular breast cancer
- Molecular genetics of pre-invasive disease, particularly ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and Lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS)
- Genetic predisposition to breast cancer
- Identification of biomarkers that predict progression of LCIS and DCIS to invasive disease
Awards
- Elected to the Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians, 2018
- Young investigator award, British Oncology Association, 2001
Last updated: October 2022