Dr Paula Wells is a Consultant Clinical Oncologist based at Barts NHS Trust.
Dr Wells' oncology training was undertaken at St. Bartholomew’s, UCLH and Mount Vernon Hospitals. Following her Fellowship, she undertook a postgraduate research degree at Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital. There she investigated the potential for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) to demonstrate the biological effects of chemotherapy in tissue. She has published a number of papers in this area and was awarded a PhD for her work. Subsequently she completed her post doctoral training at the Royal Marsden Hospital, principally with the Academic Urology Unit.
Dr Paula Wells specialises in the management of patients with genitourinary (bladder and prostate) and thoracic (lung and mesothelioma) malignancies. Furthermore Dr Wells has expertise in the delivery of real time dynamic prostate brachytherapy for patients with early stage, localised prostate cancer.
Dr Wells has recieved numberous awards including :
Rohan Williams Medal CLinical Oncology 1994
British Oncological Association Young Investigator Award 1996
European Society for Therapeutic Radiation Oncology Travel Award 1996
Winner of Royal College of Radiologists national competition for Glaxo Wellcome Fellowship 1996
American Society Clinical Oncology Merit Award 1997
Cancer Research Campaign Clinical Research Fellowship 2000