Professor Hans-Ulrich Laasch

Prof. Hans-Ulrich Laasch, Dr.med. MRCP FRCR   Following his undergraduate training and his doctorate at the Albert-Einstein University in Ulm, Germany, Prof Laasch initially trained as a general physician in the UK, passing the board exam of teh Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) in 1995, before starting a career as a radiologist. Following qualification in Clinical Radiology (FRCR), he undertook a 4-year fellowship in GI-intervention and interventional endoscopy, during which he was elected president of the Society of Radiologists in Training. He was appointed as Head of Interventional Radiology at The Christie 2005-2018 and now offers endoscopic procedures within radiology. With over 25 years' experience in his field, he is one of the national experts in GI stents and he is heavily involved in teaching and education through several international societies. With a passion for research, he is widely published in scientific journals and has contributed to a number of national guidelines. Prof Laasch is a visiting professor in the Department of Natural Sciences at the University of Chester, honorary senior lecturer at Manchester University and is medical director of Minnova Medical Foundation CIC, a not-for-profit company, which fundraises for research and education through teaching and collaboration with the device industry. MMF sponsors and co-supervises a PhD programme in the Advanced Materials Department at Manchester University and collaborates with The University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague on a research programme into device failure. Prof Laasch holds the Freedom of the City of London and is a liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Turners. Extra-curricular interests include cooking, SCUBA diving, underwater hockey, skiing, table tennis and wood-turning.

Oesophageal & enteral stents Colonic stents Endoscopy (upper GI) Biliary intervention Nutritional support Dysphagia Sedation Ultrasound-guided procedures