Medical Advisory Committee

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ANAC's Medical Advisory Committee includes leading healthcare practitioners, educators and researchers who strive for positive patient outcomes.

CHAIR

 

 

 

Medical Advisory Committee Chair

Dr. Gelareh Zadeh, MD, PhD, FRCS(C), FAANS

Professor and Dan Chair, Neurosurgery, University of Toronto 

Head, Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital 

Co-Director, Krembil Brain Institute, University Health Network 

Senior Scientist, Princess Margaret Cancer Research Institute 

Chair, Wilkins Family Brain Tumor Research 

President, Society of Neuro-Oncology (SNO) 2020/21 

Editor-in-Chief, Neuro-Oncology Advances, Journal of SNO & EANO

CURRENT MEMBERS

Anthony Kaufmann MD, BSc(Med), MSc, FRCSC, FACS
Associate Professor, Section of Neurosurgery, University of Manitoba; Neurosurgeon, Director, Winnipeg Centre for Gamma Knife Surgery (Winnipeg, MB)

John Rutka MD, FRCSC
Professor, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto; Otolaryngologist (ENT), Toronto General Hospital, UHN and Sinai Health System (Toronto, ON)

David Roberge MD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor, McGill University Association of Radiation Oncology (CARO), Clinical Professor, University of Montreal; Radiation Oncologist, Head, Department of Radiation Oncology (Montreal, QC)

INCOMING MEMBERS

Heather Baltzer MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto; Head, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Toronto Western Hospital, UHN (Toronto, ON)

Serge Makarenko MD, FRCSC
Clinical Instructor, University of British Columbia; Neurosurgeon, Vancouver General Hospital (Vancouver, BC)

Farshad Nassiri MD, PhD, FRCSC 
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto; Staff Neurosurgeon, Skull Base and Brain Tumor Surgery, Toronto Western Hospital, UHN; Scientist, Princess Margaret Cancer Center (Toronto, ON)

Suganth Suppiah MD, PhD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Surgeon-Scientist, University of Toronto; Peripheral Nerve and Spine Surgeon, Toronto Western Hospital, UHN (Toronto, ON)

Derek Tsang MD, MSc, FRCPC
Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto; Radiation Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, UHN and Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto, ON)

 

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