Biography

Dr. Lewis R. Roberts is the Peter and Frances Georgeson Professor in Gastroenterology Cancer Research, Distinguished Investigator, and Consultant in Gastroenterology and Hepatology 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 liver and bile duct cancers; biomarkers for early diagnosis of liver, bile duct and pancreas cancers; and prevention, diagnosis and treatment of liver and biliary cancers. He has authored over 500 articles, book chapters and letters, and co-edited the book “Evaluation and Management of Liver Masses”.

Dr. Roberts serves as President of Africa Partners Medical, a non-profit organization improving healthcare delivery in Africa through medical education and practical training; 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.