Planning Committee

Host Organizing Committee

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M. Sara Kuruvilla, MBBS, FRCPC – Co-Chair
Associate Professor and Medical Oncologist, Department of Oncology,
Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University
Associate Scientist, Lawson Health Research Institute,
London Health Sciences Centre, Ontario

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Swati Kulkarni, MBBS, FRCPC – Co-Chair
Associate Professor, Western University
Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry
Medical Oncologist, Windsor Regional Cancer Program
Adjunct Professor, Windsor University,
Windsor, ON

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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

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Dr. David Palma, PhD, MD, FRCPC
Professor, Western University
Radiation Oncologist, London Health Sciences Centre
Clinician-Scientist, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research,
London, ON

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Dr. Matthew Cecchini, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Western University and London Health Sciences Centre,
London, 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

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Peter M. Ellis, MBBS, MMed, FRACP, FRCPC
Professor, Department of Oncology, and Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics,
McMaster University
Juravinski Cancer Centre,
Hamilton, Ontario

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Conrad B. Falkson, MBChB, FCRad(Onc)(SA), FRCPC
Academic Radiation Oncologist and Associate Professor,
Queen’s University,
Kingston, Ontario

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Rosalynn Jeurgens, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Oncology, and Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics,
McMaster University
Juravinski Cancer Centre,
Hamilton, Ontario

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Donna Maziak, MDCM, MSc, FRCSC, FACS
Professor, University of Ottawa
Thoracic Lead, Ontario Health Network
Surgical Oncology, Division of Thoracic Surgery,
Ottawa Hospital – General Division

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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

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Anand Swaminath, MD, FRCP(C)
Associate Professor, Department of Oncology, McMaster University
Scientist, Escarpment Cancer Research Institute
OARO Clinician Scientist and Radiation Oncologist, Juravinski Cancer Centre

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Yee C. Ung, MD, FRCPC
Department of Radiation Oncology
Associate Professor, University of Toronto
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Odette Cancer Centre,
Toronto, ON

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Edward Yu, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology,
University of Western Ontario,
London, ON

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