Andrew Sykes

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Name

Andrew Sykes

Job title

Consultant Clinical Oncologist

Email Address

lesley.drain@nhs.net

Phone number

0161 446 8581

Qualifications

MB BCh, MRCP., FRCR

Specialities

Head and neck, Radiotherapy, Skin

Responsibilities

Chair of the Drugs and Therapeutics committee

Professional biography

Dr Sykes worked at hospitals in Birmingham before arriving at The Christie in 1992. He was appointed as a consultant in clinical oncology at The Christie in 1997 and he currently sees between 250 and 300 new cases of head and neck cancer every year. He also treats non-melanoma skin cancer with all non-surgical means of treatment including electro-chemotherapy, and he provides radiotherapy support to the melanoma group. He has published very widely in the field of head and neck cancer and has led a number of clinical trials into new treatments.

Research Interest

Head and neck cancer; research into radiotherapy and chemotherapy

Publications

The Christie Private Care

Dr. Sykes also practises privately at The Christie Private Care