Planning Committee

Host Organizing Committee

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M. Sara Kuruvilla, MBBS, FRCPC  

Co-Chair                           

Associate Professor and Medical Oncologist, Dept of Oncology 

Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry; Western University 

Associate Scientist at the Lawson Health Research Institute,  

London Health Sciences Center, Ontario 

 

Swati Kulkarni, MBBS, FRCPC   

Co-Chair                             

Associate Professor, Western University 

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry  

Medical Oncologist, Windsor Regional Cancer Program 

Adjunct Professor, Windsor University 

 

Richard A. Malthaner, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS    

Chair, Division of Thoracic Surgery  

Head, Division of Thoracic Surgery 

Professor of Surgery, Surgical Oncology and Epidemiology and Biostatistics  

Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry   

Western University, Canada  

Lawson Health Research Institute Scientist  

Vice President, Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons  

London Health Sciences Centre 

 

David Palma, PhD, MD, FRCPC                       

Professor, Western University 

Radiation Oncologist/Clinician-Scientist 

London Health Sciences Centre 

 

Matthew Cecchini, MD, PhD, FRCPC                  

Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 

Western University  

London Health Sciences Centre, ON 

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Scientific Planning Committee

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Ronald Burkes, MD, FRCPC  

Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto  

Medical Oncologist 

Mount Sinai Hospital/ PMH/ UHN,  

Toronto, ON 

 

Peter M Ellis, MBBS, Mmed, FRACP, FRCPC  

Professor, Department of Oncology and  

Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (HEI)  

McMaster University 

Juravinski Cancer Centre 

Hamilton, ON 

 

Conrad B Falkson, MBChB, FCRad(Onc)(SA) FRCPC

Academic Radiation Oncologist and Associate Professor 

Queen’s University  

Kingston, Ontario 

 

Rosalyn Juergens, MD, PhD      

Professor, Department of Oncology and Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics  

McMaster University 

Juravinski Cancer Centre 

Hamilton, Ontario 

 

Donna Maziak, MDCM, MSc, FRCSC, FACS 

Professor, University of Ottawa  

Thoracic Lead- Ontario Health Network 

Surgical Oncology  Division of Thoracic Surgery  

Ottawa Hospital - General Campus 

 

Andrew Robinson, MBiot, MD, FRCPC

Assistant Professor  

Co-Director - Oncology Clinical Trials  

Associate Member - Division of Cancer Care and Epidemiology  

Medical Oncologist, Kingston Health Sciences Centre  

Department of Oncology  

Queen’s University  

Kingston, ON 

                                             

Anand Swaminath, MD, FRCPC                                                

Department of Oncology, McMaster University 

HNHB Radiation Oncology Regional Clinical Lead  

Scientist, Escarpment Cancer Research Institute; 

OARO Clinician Scientist and Radiation Oncologist 

Juravinski Cancer Centre 

 

Yee C. Ung, MD, FRCPC

Department of Radiation Oncology

Associate Professor, University of Toronto 

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre 

Odette Cancer Centre,  

Toronto, ON 

 

Edward Yu, MD, PHD, FRCPC

Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology  

University of Western Ontario,   

London, ON 

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