Welcoming New Faculty Members 2017-2018

THIS IS AN EXCERPT FROM THE 2017-2018 ANNUAL REPORT.

There were 15 new faculty members who joined UTDRO in 2017-2018. Representing various disciplines, they bring a wealth of expertise and experience to the Department.

Kitty Chan, Lecturer Kitty Chan is a Clinical Specialist Radiation Therapist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. Kitty’s research interests are in brachytherapy and gynecology. She is also a Clinical Educator at The Michener Institute of Education at the University Health Network (UHN).
Tatiana Conrad, Lecturer Dr. Tatiana Conrad is a Staff Radiation Oncologist at Stronach Regional Cancer Centre at Southlake Regional Health Centre, with cross-appointments to the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and St. Michael’s Hospital. Dr. Conrad specializes in breast and lung malignancies, and leads the development of a combined modality clinic for the management of patients with brain metastases at Southlake.
Lorraine Courneyea, Assistant Professor Dr. Lorraine Courneyea is a Medical Physicist at the Odette Cancer Centre. She is the Physics Lead of the Lung Site group and is responsible for ensuring the technical implementation of clinical trials. She is the Rotation Supervisor for the medical physics imaging rotation, and the Co-Physics Lead of the Image Guidance Radiation Therapy group.
Matthew Follwell, Assistant Professor Dr. Matthew Follwell is a Staff Radiation Oncologist and Chief of Oncology at the Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Program in the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre. His research interests are focused on gynecologic radiation oncology, and the role of advanced imaging techniques in the delivery of personalized, image-based radiotherapy.
Adam Gladwish, Assistant Professor Dr. Adam Gladwish is a Staff Radiation Oncologist at the Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Program in the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre. His research has focused on advanced imaging and adaptive planning in gynecologic radiation oncology.
Vickie Kong, Lecturer Vickie Kong is a Clinical Specialist Radiation Therapist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. She is also a Clinical Educator at The Michener Institute of Education at UHN. Her research is focused on optimizing the treatment quality for genitourinary malignancies with the application of advanced planning and image guidance technology.
Brian Liszewski, Lecturer Brian Liszewski is a Research Radiation Therapist and a Quality Assurance Coordinator at the Odette Cancer Centre. He is also a Clinical Educator at at The Michener Institute of Education at UHN.
Merrylee McGuffin, Lecturer Merrylee McGuffin is a Research Radiation Therapist at the Odette Cancer Centre and a Practice-Based Researcher at the Sunnybrook Research Institute. Merrylee is also a Clinical Educator at The Michener Institute of Education at UHN.
Moti Raj Paudel, Assistant Professor Dr. Moti Raj Paudel is a Medical Physicist at the Odette Cancer Centre. His research interests are in image-guided radiotherapy in brachytherapy, and external beam radiotherapy.
Tony Tadic, Assistant Professor Dr. Tony Tadic is a Medical Physicist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. He is also a Scientist at the Techna Institute at UHN. His research focus is on MRI-guided and adaptive radiotherapy for cervical cancer.
Julia Skliarenko, Lecturer Dr. Julia Skliarenko is a Radiation Oncologist at the Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Program in the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre, and cross-appointed to the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. Her research inteTiffany Tam, Lecturer Dr. Tiffany Tam is a Radiation Oncologist at the Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Program in the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre. Her research focus is on central nervous system, breast and lung cancers, as well as stereotactic body radiation therapy.rests are in brachytherapy techniques for genitourinary and gynecologic malignancies.
Tiffany Tam, Lecturer Dr. Tiffany Tam is a Radiation Oncologist at the Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Program in the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre. Her research focus is on central nervous system, breast and lung cancers, as well as stereotactic body radiation therapy.
William Tran, Assistant Professor Dr. William Tran is a Radiation Therapist Clinician Scientist at the Odette Cancer Centre. His research focus is on early stage breast cancer, examining radiogenomic predictors of chemo-refractory and radio-refractory breast cancer, risk factors for local recurrence, distant metastasis, and survivorship.
Derek Tsang, Assistant Professor Dr. Derek Tsang is a Staff Radiation Oncologist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, cross-appointed to the Hospital for Sick Children. His research interests are in paediatric brain tumours, reducing the late effects of treatment, and re-irradiation.
Michael Velec, Assistant Professor Dr. Michael Velec is a Radiation Therapist Clinician Scientist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. His research interests are in adaptive radiation therapy, deformable image registration, dose accumulation, biomechanical models, and quantification of organ motion.