Improving Early Detection and Treatment of Hepatobiliary Cancers

Dr. Lewis R. Roberts is the Peter and Frances Georgeson Professor in Gastroenterology Cancer Research and Distinguished Investigator at the Mayo Clinic, where he is Co-Principal Investigator of the Mayo Clinic Specialized Program of Research Excellence in Hepatobiliary Cancers and the International Consortium for the Genetics of Biliary Tract Cancers. Dr. Roberts’ research focuses on development of hepatobiliary cancers; biomarkers for early diagnosis of liver, biliary and pancreas cancers; and prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of liver and biliary cancers. Dr. Roberts serves as President of the Africa Institute for Liver and Digestive Diseases Foundation; and as a Board member of the Hepatitis B Foundation and the Ashesi University Foundation. He is a founding member of the Africa HepatoPancreatoBiliary Cancer Consortium.