Janusz Jankowski

Janusz is a senior medical director at Parexel with more than 40 years of experience in gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition in the US, EU, UK and UAE. 

Experience
He has 40 years of a highly successful track record as a clinical academic with an h-index >85, and publications in the Lancet, Nature Genetics and Gastroenterology. He also has more than 30 years of experience as an advisor to global pharmaceutical companies (including AZ and the James Black Foundation (J&J funded)) and several start-up pharmaceutical companies. In addition, he has innovative insights from his 25+ years as Editor-in-Chief of the key reference book ‘Gastrointestinal Oncology’ (Wiley) and the peer-reviewed journal ‘Expert Review Gastroenterology and Hepatology’ (T&F)). 

To add to his extensive experience, Janusz also has 20+ years as International Executive and Non-Executive Policy Lead in GI and Nutrition (including for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)) as well as several health boards in the UK.

Expertise
His expertise ranges from Esophagitis, Barrett’s esophagus, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis) to Fatty Liver Disease, MASH, PBC, PSC, & Cirrhosis and inherited Wilsons and Haemochromatosis. Furthermore, he is leading global trials on cancer prevention. 

Education
Janusz holds a medical degree from the University of Glasgow, an MD research degree (Molecular Pathology) from the University of Dundee. He has a Ph.D. degree (Molecular Medicine and Genetics) from the University of London and an M.Sc. degree (Clinical Trials) from the University of Oxford.