Medical Advisory Team

CHAIR
Michael R. Johnston
MD, FRCSC
Professor of Surgery, Dalhousie University
Atlantic Node Leader, Terry Fox Research Institute
Thoracic Surgery, QEII Health Sciences Centre
708-1276 South Park St
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2Y9
Canada

Dr. Johnston is a thoracic surgical oncologist at the QE2 Health Sciences Centre in Halifax and Professor of Surgery at Dalhousie University. Prior to moving to Halifax in 2007, he was Professor of Surgery at the University of Toronto and practiced for many years at Princess Margaret, Mt. Sinai and Toronto General Hospitals. He received his MD degree from the University of Illinois, did general surgery training at the University of Washington and cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. He then spent 3 years as a Senior Investigator in the Surgery Branch of the National Cancer Institute and held a faculty position at the University of Colorado before moving to Toronto in 1991. Dr. Johnston has been a principal investigator on both basic and clinical research grants from CIHR, NCIC and NIH. His basic laboratory interests involve targeted therapies for thoracic malignancies and lung cancer model systems. He has recently taken on the position as Atlantic Regional leader for the Terry Fox Research Institute.

Dr. Natasha Leighl
Medical Oncologist
Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto

Dr. Michael Johnston
Chair Medical Advisory Committee
Thoracic Surgeon, Halifax

Dr. Gwyn Bebb
Medical Oncologist
Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary

Dr. Normand Blais
Hematologist & Medical Oncologist
Notre Dame Hospital, Montreal

Dr. Quincy Chu
Medical Oncologist
Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton

Dr. Peter Ellis
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton

Dr. Desiree Hao
Medical Oncologist
Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary

Dr. Stephen Lam
Chair, Lung Tumour Group
British Columbia Cancer Agency, Professor of Medicine, UBC

Dr. Janessa Laskin
Medical Oncologist
British Columbia Cancer Agency

Dr. Scott Laurie
Medical Oncologist
Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre, Ottawa

Dr. Barbara Melosky
Medical Oncologist
British Columbia Cancer Agency

Dr. Donald (Don) Morris
Medical Oncologist
Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary

Dr. Wojciech Morzycki
Medical Oncologist
Cancer Care Nova Scotia, Halifax

Dr. Stewart Rorke
Medical Oncologist
Bliss Cancer Clinic
St. Johns, Newfoundland