Tim Rattay

Dr. Rattay is Associate Professor in Breast Surgery at the University of Leicester and Consultant Breast Surgeon at University Hospitals of Leicester, UK. He has been working in the field of radiobiology and radiogenomics of the normal tissues fo over ten years. His research is specifically focused on the effect of breast radiotherapy on surgical and patient-reported outcomes. This includes Big Data and machine learning (ML) approaches and he is also interested in applying qualitative research methodology to explore breast cancer survivors’ views and experience of treatment and personalised medicine. Dr. Rattay works in a multi-disciplinary research team with nurses, clinical psychologists, geneticists, radiographers and medical physicists, and he has established collaborations with ML experts both nationally and internationally.