Rebecca Fitzgerald

Hutchison-MRC Research Centre, and Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK

Rebecca Fitzgerald Picture Rebecca Fitzgerald is MRC Programme Leader at the Cancer Cell Unit at the Hutchison-MRC Research Centre, Cambridge and Honorary Consultant in Gastroenterology and General Medicine at Addenbrooke’s Hospital Cambridge. She studied Medicine at Cambridge University and gained her MD in 1997 following a period of research at Stanford University, California, with Professor George Triadafilopoulos. Her postdoctoral training took place at the Department of Adult and Paediatric Gastroenterology, St Barts and The Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry with Professor Michael Farthing funded by an MRC Clinician Scientist award.

The focus of her research is to understand the molecular pathogenesis of Barrett’s oesophagus and to apply this understanding to clinical practice. Rebecca was awarded the prestigious Westminster medal and prize for her work on early detection and prevention of Oesophageal cancer in 2004. In 2007 she was appointed Goulstonian Lecturer by the Royal College of Physicians and Academy of Medical Sciences, as well as receiving the Sir Francis Avery Jones Medal from the British Society of Gastroenterology.

Rebecca Fitzgerald has a plethora of teaching experience and is a Member of the Institute of Learning and Teaching. She is Director of Medical Studies for Trinity College Cambridge, and is involved with undergraduate and clinical teaching. She has given seminars at The Royal College of Surgeons and The London Oesophageal Forum and has been interviewed on BBC Radio 4 and ABC Radio Australia, Health of the Nation.