Researcher

Fields of Research (FoR)

Cancer and related disorders, Oncology and Carcinogenesis, Geriatrics and Gerontology

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Biography

Christopher is a medical oncologist at Border Medical Oncology at the Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre in regional NSW, Australia. In addition to being an Associate Professor at UNSW, he is an Adjunct Professor at the John Richards Centre for Rural Ageing Research , Latrobe University, Wodonga.

After completing training in medical oncology in 2000, Christopher travelled to London to work as a clinical research fellow at Kings College...view more

Christopher is a medical oncologist at Border Medical Oncology at the Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre in regional NSW, Australia. In addition to being an Associate Professor at UNSW, he is an Adjunct Professor at the John Richards Centre for Rural Ageing Research , Latrobe University, Wodonga.

After completing training in medical oncology in 2000, Christopher travelled to London to work as a clinical research fellow at Kings College London, Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospital.Whilst at Guy’s he developed an interest in gynaecological oncology and cancer in the older adult. Christopher was appointed to the MRC as the trial physician for the ICON5 study of combination chemotherapy in women with ovarian cancer.  

Christopher has served on the board of the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) and was the chair of the national representative committee. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Geriatric Oncology. Christopher was chair of the scientific committee of the SIOG annual scientific meeting in Prague in 2016. He was the inaugural chair of the Clinical Oncological Society of Australia (COSA) geriatric interest group).

Christopher serves on the board of COSA and is the president of the Private Cancer Physicians of Australia (PCPA). He is a former board member of the Medical Oncology Group of Australia (MOGA) and the Australian and New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group (ANZGOG). He is a member of ASCO, ESMO, IGCS, MOGA, COSA and MASCC.

Christopher is an investigator at the Border Medical Oncology Research Unit and strives to bring clinical trials to patients in regional Australia. He is co-lead of the geriatric oncology pillar of the Victorian Regional Trials Network ReVitalise Project that strives to improve access to clinical trials for patients living in regional Victoria.


My Grants

  • Regional Victoria Trials Alliance:  Linkages, Innovation, Special Populations and Equity (ReVitalise) MRFF Rural, Regional and Remote Clinical Trial Infrastructure Fund Grant

$18,583,564. (including Clinical lead of the $2,701,963 Geriatric Oncology Project )

  • Co investigator MRFF 2023 Clinician Researchers Applied Research in Health Grant. Delivering Better Care for Older Adults with Cancer.  $1,499,609.00
  • Ovarian cancer: investigating Variation in care and survival, Aetiology and Risk factors to Improve outcomes in Australia via National data linkage. The OVARIAN study Co investigator $2,707,035.20.

My Qualifications

MBBS, FRACP


My Research Activities

Investigator in clinical trials in patients with cancer, with a focus on older adults.

Geriatric oncology research including trials with qualitative methodology.

Co investigator on trials of novel health care delivery and implementation.

Clinical trials in patients with gynaecological malignancies.

 


My Research Supervision


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Areas of supervision

ILP and Honours candidates

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Contact

+61 260641515