Research groups
Alex Gordon-Weeks
MBChB, BSc, DPhil, FRCS
Consultant Liver and Pancreas Surgeon
- Clinical Lecturer in Cancer biology
- Co-lead, Advanced Cancer Models and Therapeutics Group
Research Interests
Spatial biology of primary and metastatic liver cancers.
Hemi-liver perfusion as a novel liver cancer model.
Radiomics for cancer prognostication.
Regulation of tumour immunity.
Clinical Interests
I work as an NHS surgeon within the University of Oxford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. I chair the advanced liver cancer multidisciplinary team meeting held at the Churchill Hospital site. The focus of my practice is malignant and benign hepatobiliary pathology inclusive of:
Primary and metastatic liver cancers.
Pancreatic cancer.
Cholangiocarcinoma.
Awards
2025 CRUK Discovery Programme Award
2022 CRUK Cancer Development Fund
2022 Lee Placito Clinical Fellowship Award
Recent publications
CT radiomics for survival risk stratification in resectable colorectal liver metastases: a multi-centre study.
Journal article
Mian A. et al, (2026), Sci Rep, 16
Negative-pressure wound therapy in thoracic and abdominal surgery: meta-analysis of randomized trials.
Journal article
Lakha AS. et al, (2026), BJS Open, 10
Outcomes following 2-stage hepatectomy: Systematic review and meta-analysis exploring liver regeneration strategies.
Journal article
Lüthy M. et al, (2026), Surgery, 195
Metabolic profiling of steatotic liver disease by fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy.
Journal article
Purdie K. et al, (2026), Commun Med (Lond)
Hepatobiliary surgical training in a changing educational landscape: An 18-year longitudinal analysis of a high-volume international fellowship programme.
Journal article
Wettstein D. et al, (2026), Eur J Surg Oncol, 52

