Summary
Mikael Sodergren MBChB, DIC, PhD, FRCS is a Senior Clinical Lecturer at Imperial College London and Consultant Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgeon at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
His clinical interests include complex pancreas, liver & gallbladder cancer surgery as well as laparoscopic & robotic approaches. He spearheaded the team that pioneered and carried out the first cases of natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) in the UK.
His research portfolio is based on novel technological innovation & therapeutics with the following major themes:
1) Immunomodulatory Cancer Therapies with a focus on radiofrequency ablation, saRNA and aptamer technologies applied to hepatocellular carcinoma and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
2) He leads the Medical Cannabis Research Group - a research programme which evaluates and develops novel therapies targeting the endocannabinoid system through a framework of in vitro, in vivo and clinical translational activities
3) Surgical devices - he is the inventor of an internationally patented novel clip applicator - watch technology in action
4) Medical Eye-Tracking - investigating the innovative application of this technology to improve outcomes in patients undergoing surgery and other medical interventions
Twitter: @DrMSodergren
Publications
Journals
Murphy M, Erridge S, Holvey C, et al., 2024, A cohort study comparing the effects of medical cannabis for anxiety patients with and without comorbid sleep disturbance, Neuropsychopharmacology Reports, Vol:44, ISSN:2574-173X, Pages:129-142
Li A, Erridge S, Holvey C, et al., 2024, UK Medical Cannabis Registry: a case series analyzing clinical outcomes of medical cannabis therapy for generalized anxiety disorder patients., Int Clin Psychopharmacol
Vivek K, Karagozlu Z, Erridge S, et al., 2024, UK Medical Cannabis Registry: assessment of clinical outcomes in patients with insomnia, Brain and Behavior, Vol:14, ISSN:2162-3279
Erridge S, Sodergren MH, 2024, Cannabis use: a marker of clinical severity in inflammatory bowel disease?, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Vol:30, ISSN:1078-0998, Pages:322-323
Ciesluk B, Erridge S, Sodergren MH, et al., 2024, Corrigendum: Cannabis use in the UK: a quantitative comparison of individual differences in medical and recreational cannabis users., Front Psychol, Vol:15, ISSN:1664-1078