Prior to my appointment as a Consultant in 1999 I completed my training in Clinical Oncology in Leeds and the Royal Marsden Hospital, London. I am involved in a number of clinical trials on the Sir Bobby Robson unit.
I am on the Steering committee of the Northern Colorectal Oncology Group and a member of BAUS. I also sit on NECDAG and the NECN Radiotherapy Group.
I have the privilege of being Head of Radiotherapy at NCCC.

My medical training was at Trinity Cambridge and Charing Cross Hospital London. I trained in oncology at the Hammersmith Hospital before moving to the North East in 1985. I was appointed consultant in 1988 and have held clinics in a number of hospitals in the region including Queen Elizabeth Gateshead, Dryburn, Bishop Auckland and more recently North Tyneside. I was clinical director for cancer services at Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust from 2004-2010 during which time the service moved across the city to the new NCCC at the Freeman.
I have worked with the North of England Cancer Network since its inception. I was chair of the network radiotherapy group from 2005 to 2011 and in November 2012 I became medical director of the cancer network.
I am actively involved in clinical research and I am local principle investigator for a number of national clinical trials.

I have a specialist interest in urological malignancies and lymphoma radiotherapy. In particular I have been involved in the development and implementation of state of the art radiotherapy techniques including image guided radiotherapy (IGRT), intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and Tomotherapy. I am also leading the Newcastle team expanding the prostate brachytherapy programme.
I am responsible for the delivery of systemic treatment including chemotherapy, targeted therapies, and hormone therapies for all urological malignancies. I am actively involved in clinical research and a Principal Investigator in a number of clinical trials.
I work closely with the haematology lymphoma team and deliver radiotherapy for haematological malignancies. I also run a joint clinic with dermatology looking after Mycoisis Fungoides patients from across the North-East of England.

I graduated from Newcastle Medical School in 2003 and completed my post-graduate training in the North East.
I am a member of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, The Royal College of Radiologists and the British Institute of Radiology.

11.04.1991 Medical Specialist Examination in Clinical Oncology, awarded by the Institute for Postgraduate Education in Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
07.06.1996 Medical Specialist Examination in Medical Oncology awarded by the Institute for Postgraduate Education in Medicine Prague, Czech Republic
10.10.1996 Associate Professor in Oncology awarded by the Rector of  the Charles University, Prague
10.10.2003 PhD (The Position of Radiotherapy in the Treatment of  Non-melanoma Skin tumours focused on the Use of HDR Moulds), Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic
Member of ESTRO and BAHNO.
Involved in a number of clinical trials.
Reviewer of the Journal ORAL ONCOLOGY.

Having graduated from Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest Romania, I completed my early medical training in Norwich, East Anglia.  My Clinical Oncology training was in the Northern Deanery, and I gained my FRCR fellowship in 2003. Having fallen in love with the North East, I was appointed as a Consultant Clinical Oncologist in 2004.  I  specialise in non-surgical treatments for breast cancer and soft tissue sarcoma radiotherapy.
At present I am also Training Programme Director for the Northern Deanery Clinical Oncology Training scheme.

I completed my undergraduate and post-graduate training in the Midlands, then returned to the North as a Consultant. I was appointed at the Northern Centre for Cancer Care in 2010.
My clinical practice involves adult brain and CNS tumours, sarcoma radiotherapy and paediatric radiotherapy. I am the Lead Clinician for Teenage and Young Adult cancer within the Trust and for the wider network across the North East. I am a member of the British Neuro-Oncology Society (BNOS) and Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG). I also have a keen interest in training and education.

I qualified from Dundee university in 1990.  My  training in Oncology was in Edinburgh, where I completed an MSc in Clinical Oncology, and Newcastle.  I was appointed  as a consultant at NCCC in 2002.
My clinical interests are in lung and colorectal cancer. 
I actively participate in clinical research and am principal investigator and co-investigator for several trials.
I have a keen interest in training, and am an educational supervisor for foundation and specialty registrar doctors, a college tutor for the Royal College of Radiologists, member of the Specialty Training Committee, and the directorate lead for medical training and education.

Qualified Glasgow University 1988.
Appointed consultant clinical oncologist in Newcastle 2001
RCR examiner for final FRCR and Testis lead

I am one of the few clinicians in the UK with dual accreditation in palliative medicine and clinical oncology.
I graduated from medical school in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK in 1985.  I initially gained experience in respiratory medicine and HIV medicine in Newcastle, Manchester and London, then formally trained in Palliative Medicine – attaining entry to the specialist register for Palliative Medicine in 1995.
I then trained in Clinical Oncology, becoming a consultant Clinical Oncologist in 2000.  Prior to taking up the post as a consultant Clinical Oncologist I spent time as a Clinical Fellow at the Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto – within their Palliative Radiation Oncology Programme.
My main aim as an oncologist remains that of striving to optimise not only the duration but also the quality of life for patients, hence my role as UK Chief Investigator for the QUARTZ trial.
I have a keen interest in training and am the Royal College of Radiologist (RCR) Regional Specialty Advisor for the Northern Deanery and sit on the RCR Specialty Training Board.

Prior to my appointment as a Consultant in 1999 I completed my training in Clinical Oncology in Leeds and the Royal Marsden Hospital, London. I am involved in a number of clinical trials on the Sir Bobby Robson unit.
I am on the Steering committee of the Northern Colorectal Oncology Group and a member of BAUS. I also sit on NECDAG and the NECN Radiotherapy Group.
I have the privilege of being Head of Radiotherapy at NCCC.

My Oncology training was at the St James Hospital Leeds and then Beatson ,West of Scotland Cancer Centre. I was appointed as Consultant Clinical Oncology at NCCC in 2010.
My areas of interest are Intensity modulated radiotherapy for Head & Neck cancer and gynae brachytherapy.

I qualified in 2000 from Manchester University.  I trained in clinical oncology in Leeds and Sheffield between 2006 and 2012, completing the FRCR qualification in 2011, and I have been a consultant at NCCC since December 2012.
My main areas of interest are the non-surgical treatment of colorectal, anal and lung cancers.

My undergraduate training was at Cambridge and Edinburgh University.  My post graduate Radiation Oncology training was at the Southampton University Oncology Unit and included one year of research at The University of California, Davis.  This allowed me to gain experience in Image Guided Radiotherapy. 
I was appointed to the Freeman Hospital as a Consultant in Clinical Oncology in July 2011.
My main areas of clinical interest are the treatment of lung and breast cancer with both chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

Appointed as a Consultant Clinical Oncologist in 2004.
Clinical practice based in Sunderland Royal Hospital providing comprehensive care as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Principle Investigator in a number of national clinical trials studying both breast and bowel cancer. 

Graduated 1992. Joined the cancer centre in 1997 as a registrar in medical oncology and completed a research degree in early drug development at Newcastle University
Treats urological and colorectal cancers in Newcastle, Sunderland and South Tyneside
Member of the following multidisciplinary team meetings:
Supra-regional Testis at Freeman hospital
Supra-regional Anal cancers at  Freeman hospital  / Royal Victoria infirmary
Supra-regional Penile cancer at Sunderland Royal hospital
Supra-regional HPB at Freeman hospital
Urology  at Freeman hospital
Urology at Sunderland Royal hospital
Colorectal at Freeman hospital / Royal Victoria infirmary
Colorectal at Sunderland Royal hospital
Colorectal at South Tyneside district general hospital
Actively involved, as a principal investigator, in a number of national and international clinical trials both in urological and colorectal cancers
Deputy degree programme director and an honorary clinical senior lecturer at the Graduate School, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University.

I commenced my post as Consultant Medical Oncologist in May 2002 after completing my Medical Oncology training in Newcastle upon Tyne.  I was awarded a PhD for work investigating novel antifolates in the treatment of advanced cancer.  I specialise in chemotherapy for lung cancer, mesothelioma and gynaecological cancers and actively recruit to clinical trials. 
I am the Trust Lead for Chemotherapy and chair the Trust Chemotherapy Group.  I also sit on various other local committees including NECDAG and the Medicines Management Committee.  Nationally, I am a member of the NCRI Lung Clinical Studies Group. 

I have trained, lived and worked in Newcastle for nearly 20 years, and was appointed as a Consultant Oncologist at NCCC in July 2012. I am the lead clinician for the Acute Oncology Service, which supports patients admitted with complications of their cancer or treatment. I am the lead clinician for the new Cancer of Unknown Primary clinic, and have recently opened as a centre for the national CUP-ONE study.
I also provide a chemotherapy service for lung cancer at South Tyneside District Hospital.

I qualified from St Bartholomew’s Medical School in London in 1992. I was appointed as a Consultant Medical Oncologist in Newcastle in 2005 and I treat cancers of the stomach, gullet, liver, pancreas and biliary system as well the rare group of neuroendocrine tumours. I am actively involved in clinical trial research and I am a member of the NCRI Upper GI oesophagogastric subgroup and a member of the STO3 trial steering committee. I am actively involved in medical education.

Mark is Head of the Department of Medical Oncology, and the deputy lead clinician for breast cancer in the North of England Cancer Network. He is a member of the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Breast Clinical Studies Group.
After studying medicine at Cambridge and University College London, he completed medical oncology training at the Royal Marsden Hospital and the Institute of Cancer Research.   He moved to Newcastle in 1999 as Cancer Research UK Senior Lecturer in Medical Oncology before taking up his current NHS post in 2007.  His main interest is systemic therapies in breast cancer with a strong focus on clinical trials.

I graduated from Oxford University Medical School in 1995, having obtained a DPhil in Immunology in 1992.  I completed specialist training in Haematology and Transplantation in Newcastle in 2004 and was appointed as a Consultant Haematologist in 2006.
I have followed a combined clinical and research career initially funded by Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research through a Clinician Scientist award (2002) and Bennett Senior Fellowship in Experimental Haematology (2006).  Since 2006 I have been a Clinical Senior Lecturer at Newcastle University.  I became Professor of Haematology and Director of Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation in 2010. 
At the Northern Centre for Bone Marrow Transplantation we work to deliver a state of the art service, providing  about 150 transplants each year to patients from across the region.  My research focuses on dendritic cells, a type of white blood cell critical for the initiation of immune responses including those that occur during transplantation.   I also look after and study patients with dendritic cell diseases such as Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis and dendritic cell deficiency.  A further description of my research may be found at: http://www.hudendritic.org/

Professor Jackson works in Haematology/Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation at Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is a Professor of  Clinical Haematology at Newcastle University. He graduated from Cambridge in 1980 and went on to study medicine at the Westminster School of Medicine. He gained his MRCP in 1986 and then moved to Newcastle University to undertake his MD, which he completed in 1992.  Professor Jackson obtained his MRCPath in 1993, followed by his FRCP in 1999 and his FRCPath in 2000. He also worked at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Centre in Seattle.
His research interests focus on the role of drug resistance in myeloma, development of long-term bone marrow transplant follow-up clinics, and the cytokine profile of acute and chronic GVHD. Clinically he has been involved in writing a number of guidelines including the BCSH anti-fungal guidelines. Professor Jackson has written a number of book chapters and has published more than 125 peer reviewed papers.
He is the Treasurer and Vice-president of the British Society of Haematology. He is also the President of the British Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation (BSBMT) and serves on the Clinical Trials Awards and Advisory Committee (CTAAC) as well as the Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research grants committee. He is also actively involved in the national myeloma trials committee.

I graduated from Nottingham University in 1994 and completed specialist training in haematology in Newcastle in 2005 and was appointed as a consultant haematologist in 2005.
I offer some clinics in general haematology but most of my work centres on the care of patients with haematological cancers,  particularly lymphoma and acute leukaemias.  I chair the directorate’s chemotherapy committee and the Northern Cancer Network’s Haematology Group.
I am a member of the UK AML working group which designs national trials for patients with acute myeloid leukaemia. I am also a member of the UK Myelodysplasia Group.
I sit on the Haematological Cancer group of the British Committee for Standards in Haematology.
I am the Principal Investigator for a number of clinical trials

Qualified Newcastle University Medical School.
Trained in Haematology Northern Deanery
Appointed consultant in 1994
Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer

My practice is in adult haematology/oncology (blood cancers) with major interest in lymphoma and leukaemia.
I am the dedicated haematology lead for Young Adults aged 19-25 with blood cancers.
I also take a special interest in clinical trials and work closely with the North of England Cancer Research Network-North as its clinical lead helping to ensure that patients in our area can access all the latest drugs and techniques available to treat their disease.
Nationally I am a member of the high grade lymphoma working party.

I joined the Freeman Hospital in 2010, after having spent 4 years at Harvard’s  Children’s Hospital as a post-doctoral researcher.  I completed my PhD at Cambridge University following my studies in Medicine at the Free University in Berlin and my specialist training in Haematology in the UK (St Thomas Hospital, London, Ipswich Hospital and Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge).
I am an Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer and currently setting up an early phase trials team for our haemato-oncology patients, with the aim to ultimately bring novel targeted therapy to the Freeman Hospital. At the national level, I participate in the adult acute lymphoblastic leukaemia work group.

Qualified Newcastle 2001. Trained in North-East and Yorkshire. Since December 2011, in joint post: Consultant Haematologist at Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle (Monday to Wednesday), and Honorary Consultant in Newcastle (Thursday and Friday). Involved in Newcastle haematological malignancies diagnostic service.

I trained at Oxford University, Westminster Hospital and Medical school, Exeter and Newcastle Hospitals.  I was appointed consultant in Newcastle in 1990. I am an active member of British Blood transfusion society and of the International society for Blood transfusion.  I am a member of the MPD NCRN subgroup and  of the CLL forum. I lecture widely mainly on transfusion topics. My research and publications are mainly related to blood transfusion. I sit on a number of national committees or advisory groups relating to transfusion.  As well as clinical haematology I take a particular interest in laboratory medicine.

I qualified from Newcastle Medical school in 1982 and trained in general medicine and oncology before moving into palliative medicine in 1986.
I contributed to research into nausea and vomiting causes and treatments and have written articles and book chapters about this.
I was consultant at Marie Curie Hospice 1995-2003 before taking the palliative care lead post at Newcastle Hospitals.
I trained as a Cognitive Therapist in 1992 and began the UK’s first dedicated palliative care CBT clinic. This remains a great interest and I see patients with a wide variety of problems in my CBT clinic.
I have developed CBT skills training for cancer and palliative care staff as a means of improving patient care and taught this nationally, researching outcomes for staff and for patients.

Trained at the University of Aberdeen, I initially trained as a GP, but found Palliative Medicine more interesting, and trained as a registrar in the Northern Region.  During training, I completed a Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and a Certificate in Medical Education. I worked as a consultant in Gateshead for 9 years, but was very happy to move to the excellent Palliative Care Team at NCCC in October 2011.  I work three days a week, seeing patients on the wards and in clinics, taking part in our weekly multidisciplinary team meeting, and leading  a CBT clinic at St Oswald’s Hospice.
I enjoy teaching students and staff about Palliative Medicine, and CBT.  I am an educational supervisor for trainees and a member of the local Specialty Training Committee.
I am a member of the Association for Palliative Medicine.

I qualified in 1992 from Newcastle and trained flexibly entirely in the NE. Initially starting in General medicine, I then trained in GP. However my interest and skills were always in Palliative Medicine and I completed specialist training in 2007. I took up a consultant post here with the RVI Palliative Care Team and in the past 5 years have also provided consultant sessions at the Marie Curie Hospice on a temporary basis.
Since commencing my post here I have further developed my interest in ketamine, contributing to the Palliative Care Formulary. I have also been involved with service developments regarding palliative care for non cancer patients. I am involved in OP clinics for some neurological conditions.
I organise Stage 5 Tyne Base undergraduate Palliative medicine element and have an interest in both postgraduate and undergraduate training.