Speakers

Negar Ahmadi, MD, MSc, MPH, FRCSC 

Thoracic and Foregut Surgery 

Assistant Professor, University of Toronto 

Michael Garron Hospital 

Odette Cancer Centre – SHSC 

Toronto, Ontario 

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Leena Derwich Aydin, MD 

Resident Physician  

Kingston, ON 

 

Daniel Breadner, MD, FRCPC 

Clinician Researcher and Assistant Professor 

Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre at Western University 

London, Ontario 

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Susanna Cheng, MD, FRCPC 

Associate Professor, University of Toronto 

Division of Medical Oncology, Dept of Medicine 

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre 

Odette Cancer Centre 

Toronto, Ontario 

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Peter M. Ellis, MBS, MMed, FRACP, FRCPC 

Professor, Department of Oncology and Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics 

McMaster University 

Juravinski Cancer Centre 

Hamilton, Ontario 

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Lisa K. Hicks, MD, MSc, FRCPC  

Hematologist, St. Michael's Hospital 

Investigator, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital 

Associate Professor, University of Toronto 

Toronto, Ontario 

 

Ying-Han (Roger) Hsu, MD, FRCPC 

Pathologist & Assistant Professor 

University of Toronto 

Toronto, Ontario 

 

David Hwang, MD, PhD, FRCPC 

Professor, University of Toronto 

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre 

Toronto, Ontario 

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Rosalyn Juergens, MD, PhD 

Head of the Department of Clinical Trials – Juravinski Cancer Centre 

Escarpment Cancer Research Institute Scientist 

Professor of Oncology, McMaster University 

Hamilton, Ontario 

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Swati Kulkarni, MBBS, FRCPC 

Associate Professor, Western University 

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry 

Medical Oncologist, Windsor Regional Cancer Program 

Adjunct Professor, Windsor University 

Windsor, Ontario 

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Natasha B. Leighl, MD, MMSc, FRCPC, FASCO 

Lung Site Lead, Medical Oncology 

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre 

OSI Pharmaceuticals Foundation Chair, PMC Foundation 

Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto 

Adjunct Professor, IHPME, Dalla Lana School of Public Health 

Toronto, 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 Division 

Ottawa, Ontario 

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Ines B. Menjak, MD, MSc, FRCPC 

Medical Oncologist, Odette Cancer Centre 

Assistant Professor, University of Toronto 

Toronto, Ontario 

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Kirstin Perdrizet, MD, MSc, FRCPC 

Assistant Professor of Medicine 

University of Toronto 

Toronto, Ontario 

 

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, Ontario

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Said Al Saifi, MD, FRCPC  

Clinical Fellow  

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre 

Toronto, ON 

 

Zeba Siddiqui, MD 

Medical Oncology Fellow 

University of Toronto 

Toronto, Ontario  

 

Silvana Spadafora, MD, FRCPC 

Algoma District Cancer Program 

Sault Area Hospital, Sault Ste. Marie, ON. 

Associate Professor, Internal Medicine/Oncology, Officer/Director, SSM AMA 

Northern Ontario School of Medicine University 

North East Region Quality Lead for Systemic Therapy, OH-CCO 

 

Srikala S. Sridhar, MD, MSc, FRCPC 

Professor, University of Toronto 

Toronto, Ontario 

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David J. Stewart, MD, FRCPC 

Professor of Medicine 

University of Ottawa 

Ottawa, Ontario 

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Stephane Thibodeau, MD, MPA, FRCPC 

Radiation Oncologist, Algoma District Cancer Program 

Sault Area Hospital & Northeast Cancer Centre, Health Sciences North 

Sudbury, Ontario 

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Michael Tjong, MD, MPH 

Radiation Oncologist 

Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre 

Toronto, ON  

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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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Paul Wheatley-Price, BSc, MBChB, FRCP (UK), MD 

Associate Professor Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa 

Thoracic medical oncologist at The Ottawa Hospital 

Ottawa, Ontario 

 

Edward Yu, MD, PhD, FRCPC 

Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology 

University of Western Ontario 

London, ON 

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Kazuhiro Yasufuku, MD, PhD, FRCSC 

Head, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University Health Network 

FG Pearson - RJ Ginsberg Chair in Thoracic Surgery 

William Coco Chair in Surgical Innovation for Lung Cancer 

Senior Scientist, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute 

Director of Endoscopy, University Health Network 

Director, Interventional Thoracic Surgery Program, University Health Network 

Professor and Chair, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Toronto 

Toronto, Ontario 

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