Frank McDermott | Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Royal Devon University Healthcare Trust
Frank McDermott is a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Clinical Director of the South West Genomic Medicine Service Alliance (SW GMSA). He is the Genomics Lead for the Royal College of Surgeons of England and Chief Investigator of the MEMPHIS assessing genomics and biomechanics in parastomal hernia. With a particular interest in epigenetics and inherited colorectal conditions, Frank is also a co-author of the 2018 ACPGBI national parastomal hernia guidelines. His talk will highlight how advances in genomics are increasingly relevant to stoma care nursing and patient management.