Stephen Pereira

I have been a consultant gastroenterologist / hepatologist since 2000 and am based at University College Hospital and the Royal Free Hospital, as well as holding an academic position as Reader in Hepatology & Gastroenterology.

At UCL I undertook undergraduate studies in science and medicine at University of NSW, Sydney, with postgraduate training mainly at Guy’s and King’s College Hospitals, London and advanced endoscopy training in Paris, Amsterdam and Indianapolis.

The research interests of my Liver and Pancreatic Cancer Research Group at UCL, centre on the causes, diagnosis and treatment of liver cancer, biliary tract (gallbladder and bile duct) and pancreatic cancer, as well as a number of benign conditions including primary sclerosing cholangitis, sphincter of Oddi dysfunction, pancreatic cysts and acute and chronic pancreatitis.





Professional Experience:



University College London

October 2003 - Present

Institute for Liver and Digestive Health

London, United Kingdom

Professor of Hepatology & Gastroenterology



University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

January 2000 - Present

Department of Gastroenterology

London, United Kingdom

Honorary Consultant Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist



Most Cited Publications:



Cisplatin plus Gemcitabine versus Gemcitabine for Biliary Tract Cancer

Published: Apr 2010 in New England Journal of Medicine

DOI: 10.1056/NEJMOA0908721



Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of cholangiocarcinoma: an update

Authors:  Khan, Shahid A.; Davidson, Brian R.; Goldin, Robert D.; ...  Wasan, Harpreet

Published: Dec 2012 in Gut

DOI: 10.1136/GUTJNL-2011-301748



Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of cholangiocarcinoma: consensus document

Published: Nov 2002 in Gut

DOI: 10.1136/GUT.51.SUPPL_6.VI1



Phase I/II study of verteporfin photodynamic therapy in locally advanced pancreatic cancer

Authors:  Huggett, M. T.; Jermyn, M.; Gillams, A.; ...  Pereira, S. P.

Published: 2014 in British Journal of Cancer

DOI: 10.1038/BJC.2014.95



Prospective randomized trial of endoscopic sclerotherapy versus variceal band ligation for esophageal varices: Influence on gastropathy, gastric varices and variceal recurrence

Authors:  Stephen P. Pereira; Mark L. Wilkinson 

Published: 1997 in Journal of Hepatology

DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(13)00001-1