The Christie Charity
Alexandra Lewis
Name
Alexandra Lewis
Job title
Consultant in Medical Oncology
Email Address
of secretary/PA dawn.laughlin@nhs.net
Phone number
of secretary/PA 0161 446 8347 (Dawn Laughlin)
Qualifications
MBChB, MRCP, MRes, MD
Specialities
Acute oncology, Breast
Started at The Christie (Year)
2015 (2022 as consultant)
Responsibilities
At The Christie: Treatment of patients with early and advanced breast cancer with chemotherapy
Roles/responsibilities at other sites: Provision of consultant acute oncology support at Stepping Hill Hospital
Professional biography
Dr Lewis graduated from the University of Manchester in 2010. She completed foundation and core medical training in the South Thames Deanery and North-West deanery respectively before joining The Christie as a specialist trainee in 2015.
Following completion of her medical oncology training, she undertook a period of research completing an MRes in experimental cancer medicine whilst working with the experimental cancer medicine team. She then undertook an MD researching malnutrition, sarcopenia and frailty with the upper GI medical oncology team at The Christie with award of her MD in 2023.
She was appointed as a consultant in Medical Oncology in 2022.
Research Interest
Elderly oncology, frailty, sarcopenia and cachexia