Dr Howell is a Consultant Medical Oncologist who treats patients with early and advanced breast cancer and has expertise in all aspects of the patient pathway from pre and post-operative endocrine and chemotherapy, in both the curative setting, to optimizing treatment of patients with advanced disease. Dr Howell trained in medicine at the University of Nottingham and in Medical Oncology at The Christie. He gained his PhD in Medical Oncology at the University of Manchester in 2016. He was appointed Senior Lecturer in Breast Oncology at the University of Manchester in 2010, and works closely with scientists in the Manchester Breast Centre, focusing on the translation of novel approaches to targeting normal and cancer stem cells into breast cancer prevention and treatment respectively. Dr Howell specializes in translational breast oncology and endocrine therapy of breast cancer.