Clinical Director
The Clinical Director for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight CLRN is Professor John Primrose.
Professor Primrose is Professor of Surgery ay the University of Southampton. He qualified in Glasgow and undertook surgical training in Leeds becoming Senior Lecturer in Surgery there in 1989. He was appointed to the Chair of Surgery in Southampton in 1993. His clinical interests are in gastrointestinal cancer, especially liver malignancy. The hepatobiliary unit in Southampton is now a high volume surgical centre for the treatment of cancer affecting the liver and pancreas. His research interests are in translational cancer research and large scale clinical trials in gastrointestinal cancer. He is currently Chief Investigator of four major cancer trials. He has served on a number of grant funding bodies, currently the Clinical and Translational Research Committee and the Translational Research in Clinical Trials Committee (both CRUK). He is also Director of Education of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland and has major role with the Surgical Royal Colleges in revalidation and recertification.
Professor Primrose is supported by Co-Director, Professor Tony Kendrick.
Core Team
The core team is led by Vivienne Brown, Senior Manager.
The Lead RM&G Manager is Greta Westwood.
The Information Manager is Rob Davis.
The Administrator is Emily Horsfall.
Executive Group
The day to day operation of the CLRN is supported by an Executive Group, led by the CLRN Clinical Director, which has representation from primary, secondary or tertiary care and mental health.
Last updated: 4 December 2008