Dr Asad Qureshi

Dr Asad Qureshi is a Consultant Clinical Oncologist, specialising in in the treatment of gastro-intestinal cancers. He is based at the Cancer Centre at Guy's Hospital in London and is the Clinical Lead for Outpatients, as well as the Clinical Oncology and Radiotherapy Audit Lead and the Clinical Oncology Oesophago-gastric lead.

He trained at St Bartholomew's and The Royal London Hospital medical schools, also gaining a BSc in Neuroscience. Following this, he completed his specialist training in Clinical Oncology at a number of specialist departments in London, including Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, Charing Cross Hospital, St Bartholomew's Hospital and The Royal Marsden Hospital. During his training he spent two years working in Imaging Sciences Laboratories at King's College London, and the Centre for Medical Image Computing at University College London, investigating radiotherapy techniques for the treatment of mobile tumours.

Dr Queshi is actively involved in research and is Principle Investigator on a number of national clinical trials. He has a particular interest in Strereotactic Radiotherapy (SABR), Image-guided Radiotherapy (GRT) and dose escalation of radiotherapy. He has published a number of papers in these areas. He is also passionate about the education of trainees in his field. He is a clinical and educational supervisor for Clinical Oncology students at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, and the Medical Supervisor for radiographers on prescribing courses.