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Chair, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Simon Sutcliffe was the President of the BC Cancer Agency until the end of 2008 (Dr. Simon Sutcliffe's next horizon). He has also been responsible for academic development in oncology with the University of British Columbia and leadership of the Provincial Tumour Groups. Before moving to British Columbia, Dr. Sutcliffe was president and CEO of the Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, and a professor at the University of Toronto.

Dr. Sutcliffe is the Chair of the International Cancer Control Congress – a forum held every two years to promote collaboration, communities of practice and development of cancer control between nations.

Dr. Sutcliffe completed his doctoral thesis at London University. He obtained his specialist certification in medical oncology (U.K.) in 1978, his Canadian fellowship in radiation oncology in 1981, his U.K. fellowship in the Royal College of Physicians in 1989 and the fellowship in the Royal College of Radiologists in 1997.

Dr. Sutcliffe was the inaugural Chair of the Governing Council of the Canadian Strategy for Cancer Control, the group that spearheaded the founding of the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer.

As well, he is the past Chair of the Canadian Cancer Society/National Cancer Institute of Canada joint advisory committee on Cancer Control and the National Medical Advisory Committee, and is a past member of the NCIC board of directors.

Dr. Sutcliffe is based in Vancouver.

Last updated: September 10, 2009