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DrRoberta Forlano

Honorary Clinical Lecturer

Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction - Faculty of Medicine

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  • Honorary Clinical Lecturer
    Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction - Faculty of Medicine
  • 16 South Wharf Road, St Mary's Campus, United Kingdom

BIO

Dr Roberta Forlano is a Consultant Hepatologist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust/North West London University Hospital Healthcare NS Trust and Honorary Clinical Lecturer at Imperial college London. She completed a PhD in translational hepatology at Imperial college London, with a project focused on screening strategies for Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in the diabetic population in primary care. Roberta has improved her knowledge in the field of economic health with courses held by the London School of Economics.
Roberta previously obtained her MD and specialty training in General Medicine and Hepatology in Italy at the University of Study of Foggia.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Honorary Clinical Lecturer
    Imperial College London, United Kingdom, United Kingdom1 Oct 2024 - present
  • Clinical research fellow and PhD candidate
    Imperial College London, Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, London, United Kingdom18 May 2018 - 30 Sep 2024

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Consultant Hepatologist
    Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and North West London University Hospital Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom14 Oct 2024 - present
  • Sub-investigator for clinical trials in NAFLD
    Imperial college London1 Jun 2021 - 30 Sep 2024
  • Honorary post-CCT fellow
    Imperial College NHS Trust2 Aug 2018 - present

DEGREES

  • Specialty training in Internal Medicine and Hepatology
    University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy8 Jul 2012 - 28 Jun 2017
  • MD
    University of the Study of Foggia, Italy

CERTIFICATIONS

  • National Diploma of Clinical Ultrasound (SIUMB) - Italy
    SIUMB, Italy1 Jun 2018 - present

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Specilalty Training in Internal Medicine
    University of the Study of Foggia, Italy5 Jul 2012 - 21 Jun 2017
    Supervised by Prof Gaetano Serviddio - Prof Gianluigi Vendemiale
  • Honorary Clinical Observer - Liver Intensive Care Unit
    King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Institute for Liver Studies, London, United Kingdom1 Mar 2016 - 30 Jun 2016
    Other
  • EASL Masterclass 2016
    European Association for the Study of the Liver, Germany
    Other
  • BASL School of Viral Hepatology (2016)
    British Association for the Study of the Liver, United Kingdom
    Other
  • EASL Clinical School of Hepatology: Management of Hepatic Nodules (2016)
    European Association for the Study of the Liver, Switzerland
    Other
  • EASL Basic School of Hepatology Course 10: Molecular Biology and Pathogenesis of Hepatitis Viruses (2015)
    European Association for the Study of the Liver, Switzerland
    Other
  • EASL Basic School of Hepatology Course 7: Hepatocyte Damage and Liver metabolism (2012)
    European Association for the Study of the Liver, Italy
    Other

FACULTY

  • Faculty of Medicine

POSITION NAME

  • Honorary Clinical Lecturer

FIELDS OF RESEARCH