Meet the team
Meet the clinicians, scientists and research colleagues behind Edinburgh IBD.
Fellows’ testimonialsClinical
Professor Charlie Lees
Professor of Gastroenterology
Dr Nikolas Plevris
Consultant Gastroenterologist
Dr Jonny Blackwell
Consultant Gastroenterologist
Dr Shahida Din
Consultant Gastroenterologist
Dr Clara Ramos-Belinchon
Clinical research collaborator
Dr Elliot Gemmell
Clinical PhD student
Dr Patricia Khoo
Visiting clinical research fellow
Dr Pierluigi Puca
Clinical fellow
Dr Beatriz Gros
Clinical research collaborator
Data Science
Dr Nathan Constantine-Cooke
Postdoctoral data scientist
Dr Victor Velasco-Pardo
Postdoctoral data scientist
Dr Alex Rudge
Postdoctoral data scientist
Aref Andishgar
AI4BI PhD student
Trials & Admin
Debbie Alexander
Lead research nurse
Louise Taylor
Senior research nurse
Claire McQuillian
Research nurse
Dr Asim Azfer
Postdoctoral laboratory researcher
Dr Jonathan Phillips
Laboratory manager
Joan Moore
Clinical support worker
Hannah Schäfer
Research group administrator