Dr Was Mansoor is a Consultant Medical Oncologist at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester.  He is cuurently the Clinical Director of Medical Oncology at The Christie.

Dr Mansoor moved to Manchester in 1998 to take up his career in Medical Oncology. During his training, he researched the relationship between cancer (in particular upper GI cancers) and the immune system and attained a PhD based on this research. Dr Mansoor continued his service and research interests into upper GI cancers, neuroendocrine cancers and other rare cancers when he became a consultant at The Christie in 2006. He also has an interest in developing medical education and became the Training Programme Director for Medical Oncology in 2009 to develop medical education.

Dr Mansoor is now the head of the oesphagogastric department, where he and his team provide a specialised service to  patients, incorporating access to many cutting edge trials.

Dr Mansoor speaks English, Urdu and Punjabi.