Cancer subspecialty areas
The NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) Cancer Portfolio is divided into 15 subspecialty areas.
The NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) is made up of 15 local clinical research networks (LCRN) that cover the length and breadth of England. To help drive research into the different subspecialty areas, each LCRN has a subspecialty lead or subspecialty champion who promotes and supports research within their subspecialty area in their local NHS trusts.
At a national level, these groups come together to manage the respective national subspecialty portfolio through a programme of subspecialty meetings organised by the CRN Cancer Specialty.
Please click the subspecialty links below for a list of our subspecialty leads across our local clinical research networks.
- Brain Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Children and Young People’s (CYP) Cancer
- Colorectal Cancer
- Early Phase
- Gynaecological Cancer
- Haematological Oncology
- Head and Neck Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Radiotherapy
- Sarcoma Cancer
- Skin Cancer
- Supportive and Palliative Care, Psychosocial oncology and Survivorship (SPCPS)
- Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer
- Urological Cancer
Please email crnspecialtyclusterf@nihr.ac.uk if you would like to get in touch with the subspecialty leads.
Cancer subspecialty leads
Brain Cancer
- CRN East Midlands: Dr Stuart Smith - stuart.smith@nuh.nhs.uk
- CRN Eastern: Dr Pinelopi Gkogkou - pinelopi.gkogkou@nnuh.nhs.uk
- CRN Greater Manchester: Dr Catherine McBain
- CRN Kent, Surrey and Sussex: Dr Edward Chandy
- CRN North East and North Cumbria: Dr Joanne Lewis
- CRN North Thames: Mr Hani Marcus - h.marcus@ucl.ac.uk
- CRN North West Coast: Professor Michael Jenkinson - michael.jenkinson@liverpool.ac.uk
- CRN North West London: Dr Matt Williams - matthew.williams@imperial.ac.uk
- CRN South London: Dr Lucy Brazil - lucy.brazil@gstt.nhs.uk
- CRN South London: Dr Liam Welsh
- CRN South West Peninsula: Vacant
- CRN Thames Valley and South Midlands: Professor Puneet Plaha
- CRN Wessex: Dr Jeng Ching - jeng.ching@uhs.nhs.uk
- CRN West Midlands: Dr Paul Sanghera - paul.sanghera@uhb.nhs.uk
- CRN West of England: Dr Christopher Herbert - christopher.herbert@uhbristol.nhs.uk
- CRN Yorkshire and Humber: Dr Michael Flatley - michael.flatley@nhs.net
Breast Cancer
- CRN East Midlands: Assoc. Professor Amit Goyal - amit.goyal@nhs.net
- CRN Eastern: Dr Karen McAdam
- CRN Greater Manchester: Professor Nigel Bundred - nigel.bundred@manchester.ac.uk
- CRN Kent, Surrey and Sussex: Dr Catherine Harper-Wynne - charperwynne@nhs.net
- CRN Kent, Surrey and Sussex: Dr Jennifer Glendenning - jglendenning@nhs.net
- CRN North East and North Cumbria: Mr Henry Cain - henry.cain@nhs.net
- CRN North Thames: Dr Judy King - judy.king@nhs.net
- CRN North West Coast: Dr Martin Hogg
- CRN North West London: Dr Suzy Cleator
- CRN South London: Dr Alistair Ring
- CRN South West Peninsula: Dr Duncan Wheatley - duncanwheatley@nhs.net
- CRN Thames Valley and South Midlands: Ms Pankaj Roy - pankaj.roy@ouh.nhs.uk
- CRN Wessex: Dr Ellen Copson - e.copson@soton.ac.uk
- CRN West Midlands: Dr Abeer Shaaban
- CRN West of England: Professor Mark Beresford - mark.beresford@nhs.net
- CRN Yorkshire and Humber: Dr Matthew Winter - matthewwinter@nhs.net
Children and Young People’s (CYP) Cancer
- CRN East Midlands - Teenage and Young Adult (TYA): Dr Ivo Hennig
- CRN East Midlands - Paediatrics: Dr Madhumita Dandapani - madhumita.dandapani@nuh.nhs.uk
- CRN Eastern - Paediatrics and TYA: Dr Aditi Vedi
- CRN Greater Manchester - Paediatrics and TYA: Dr Guy Makin
- CRN Kent, Surrey and Sussex - Paediatrics: Dr Paul Seddon
- CRN Kent, Surrey and Sussex - TYA: Vacant
- CRN North East and North Cumbria - Paediatrics and TYA: Dr Frederik van Delft - f.vandelft@nhs.net
- CRN North Thames - Paediatrics: Dr Rachel Windsor
- CRN North Thames - TYA: Dr Olga Slater
- CRN North West Coast - Paediatrics and TYA: Professor Barry Pizer - barry.pizer@alderhey.nhs.uk
- CRN North West London - Paediatrics and TYA: Dr Naveed Sarwar
- CRN South London - Paediatrics and TYA: Dr Lynley Marshall - lynleyvanessa.marshall@icr.ac.uk
- CRN South West Peninsula - Paediatrics: Vacant
- CRN South West Peninsula - TYA: Ms Nicola Crosbie
- CRN Thames Valley and South Midlands - Paediatrics and TYA: Dr Shaun Wilson
- CRN Wessex - Paediatrics: Dr Juliet Gray - j.c.gray@soton.ac.uk
- CRN Wessex - TYA: Professor Andrew Davies
- CRN West Midlands - Paediatrics: Vacant
- CRN West Midlands - TYA: Dr Shankara Paneesha - shankara.paneesha@nhs.net
- CRN West of England - Paediatrics and TYA: Vacant
- CRN Yorkshire and Humber - Paediatrics: Dr Dan Yeomanson - danyeomanson@nhs.net
- CRN Yorkshire and Humber - TYA: Ms Rachel Wane
Colorectal Cancer
- CRN East Midlands: Mr Baljit Singh - baljit.singh@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
- CRN Eastern: Sian Pugh
- CRN Greater Manchester: Dr Kalena Marti - kalena.marti@christie.nhs.uk
- CRN Kent, Surrey and Sussex: Vacant
- CRN North East and North Cumbria: Dr Timothy Simmons - timothy.simmons@nhs.net
- CRN North Thames: Dr Khurum Khan
- CRN North West Coast: Dr Deborah Williamson - deborah.williamson@lthtr.nhs.uk
- CRN North West London: Dr Kitrick Perry - kitrick.perry@nhs.net
- CRN South London: Dr Ian Chau
- CRN South London: Dr Paul Ross
- CRN South West Peninsula: Mrs Claire Kelly - clairekelly7@nhs.net
- CRN Thames Valley and South Midlands: Dr Wasiru Saka
- CRN Wessex: Dr Tim Iveson
- CRN West Midlands: Dr Vanessa Potter - vanessa.potter@uhcw.nhs.uk
- CRN West of England: Dr Stephen Falk - stephen.falk@uhbristol.nhs.uk
- CRN Yorkshire and Humber: Dr Victoria Brown
- CRN Yorkshire and Humber: Dr Alice Dewdney - a.dewdney@nhs.net
- CRN Yorkshire and Humber: Dr Daniel Swinson - daniel.swinson@nhs.net
Early Phase
- CRN East Midlands: Professor Anne Thomas - at107@le.ac.uk
- CRN Eastern: Dr Bristi Basu - bb313@medschl.cam.ac.uk
- CRN Greater Manchester: Professor Fiona Thistlethwaite - karen.connor6@nhs.net (personal assistant)
- CRN Kent, Surrey and Sussex: Dr Agnieszka Michael - amichael@nhs.net
- CRN North East and North Cumbria: Mr Ben Hood
- CRN North East and North Cumbria: Vacant
- CRN North Thames: Professor Hendrick-Tobias Arkenau - tobias.arkenau@hcahealthcare.co.uk
- CRN North West Coast: Professor Christian Ottensmeier - c.ottensmeier@liverpool.ac.uk
- CRN North West London: Dr David James Pinato - david.pinato@imperial.ac.uk
- CRN South London: Professor James Spicer - james.spicer@kcl.ac.uk
- CRN South West Peninsula: Dr Toby Talbot
- CRN Thames Valley and South Midlands: Dr Simon Lord - simon.lord@oncology.ox.ac.uk
- CRN Wessex: Dr Simon Crabb - s.j.crabb@soton.ac.uk
- CRN West Midlands: Vacant
- CRN West of England: Dr Claire Newton
- CRN West of England: Dr Helen Winter
- CRN Yorkshire and Humber: Professor Sarah Danson - s.danson@sheffield.ac.uk
Gynaecological Cancer
- CRN East Midlands: Dr Roshan Agarwal - roshan.agarwal@nhs.net
- CRN Eastern: Dr Joo Ern Ang
- CRN Greater Manchester: Dr Andrew Clamp - andrew.clamp@nhs.uk
- CRN Kent, Surrey and Sussex: Dr Agnieszka Michael - amichael@nhs.net
- CRN Kent, Surrey and Sussex: Dr Rebecca Herbertson - rebecca.herbertson@nhs.net
- CRN North East and North Cumbria: Dr Darren Leaning - d.leaning@nhs.net
- CRN North Thames: Professor Ranjit Manchanda - r.manchanda@qmul.ac.uk
- CRN North West Coast: Professor Pierre Martin-Hirsch - pierre.martin-hirsch@lthtr.nhs.uk
- CRN North West London: Professor Christina Fotopoulou - c.fotopoulou@imperial.ac.uk
- CRN South London: Dr Susana Banerjee
- CRN South London: Dr Ana Montes - ana.Montes@gstt.nhs.uk
- CRN South West Peninsula: Dr Clare Barlow
- CRN Thames Valley and South Midlands: Dr Rene Roux - rene.roux@ouh.nhs.uk
- CRN Wessex: Dr Vicky McFarlane - vicky.mcfarlane@uhs.nhs.uk
- CRN West Midlands: Dr Sarah Williams
- CRN West of England: Dr Rebecca Bowen - rebecca.bowen3@nhs.net
- CRN Yorkshire and Humber: Dr David Jackson
Haematological Oncology
- CRN East Midlands: Dr Mamta Garg - mamta.garg@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
- CRN Eastern: Dr Nimish Shah - nimish.shah@nnuh.nhs.uk, mollie.sutton@nnuh.nhs.uk (personal assistant)
- CRN Greater Manchester: Dr Eleni Tholouli - eleni.tholouli@mft.nhs.uk
- CRN Greater Manchester: Dr Simon Watt
- CRN Kent, Surrey and Sussex: Ms Lavinia Davey - laviniadavey@nhs.net
- CRN North East and North Cumbria: Dr Wendy Osborne - wendy.osborne3@nhs.net
- CRN North Thames: Dr William Townsend
- CRN North West Coast: Vacant
- CRN North West London: Professor Dragana Milojkovic - d.milojkovic@imperial.ac.uk
- CRN South London: Dr David Taussig
- CRN South West Peninsula: Dr David Tucker - david.tucker1@nhs.net
- CRN Thames Valley and South Midlands: Dr Karthik Ramasamy - karthik.ramasamy@ndcls.ox.ac.uk
- CRN Wessex: Professor Andy Davies
- CRN West Midlands: Dr Supratik Basu
- CRN West of England: Dr Sally Moore
- CRN Yorkshire and Humber: Dr John Ashcroft
Head and Neck Cancer
- CRN East Midlands: Mr Raguwinder (Bindy) Sahota - bindy.sahota@nhs.net
- CRN Eastern: Dr Dinos Geropantas - dinos.geropantas@nnuh.nhs.uk
- CRN Greater Manchester: Dr David Thomson - david.thomson2@nhs.net
- CRN Kent, Surrey and Sussex: Professor Jagtar Dhanda - jagtar.dhanda@nhs.net
- CRN North East and North Cumbria: Dr Eleanor Aynsley - eleanor.aynsley@nhs.net
- CRN North Thames: Dr Martin Forster - martin.forster1@nhs.net
- CRN North West Coast: Mrs Shirley Pringle - shirley.pringle@liverpoolft.nhs.uk
- CRN North West London: Dr Dorothy Gujral - d.gujral@nhs.net
- CRN South London: Professor Chris Nutting - chris.nutting@rmh.nhs.uk
- CRN South London: Dr Teresa Guerrero-Urbano - teresa.guerrerourbano@gstt.nhs.uk
- CRN South West Peninsula: Dr Joel Smith - joel.smith2@nhs.net
- CRN Thames Valley and South Midlands: Mr Stuart Winter - stuart.winter@ouh.nhs.uk
- CRN Wessex: Dr Emma King - e.king@soton.ac.uk
- CRN West Midlands: Dr Daljit Gahir - daljit.gahir@uhnm.nhs.uk
- CRN West of England: Professor Steven Thomas
- CRN Yorkshire and Humber: Vacant
Lung Cancer
- CRN East Midlands: Dr Rajini Sudhir - rajini.sudhir@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
- CRN Eastern: Dr Robert Rintoul - robert.rintoul@nhs.net
- CRN Greater Manchester: Dr Colin Lindsay - b.parker1@nhs.net (personal assistant)
- CRN Kent, Surrey and Sussex: Dr Ajay Mehta
- CRN North East and North Cumbria: Dr Alastair Greystoke
- CRN North Thames: Dr Martin Forster - martin.forster1@nhs.net
- CRN North West Coast: Dr Carles Escriu
- CRN North West London: Dr Olivia Hatcher - o.hatcher@nhs.net
- CRN South London: Professor Sanjay Popat - pa.popat@rmh.nhs.uk (personal assistant)
- CRN South London: Professor James Spicer - james.spicer@kcl.ac.uk
- CRN South West Peninsula: Dr Louise Medley
- CRN Thames Valley and South Midlands: Vacant
- CRN Wessex: Dr Luke Nolan - luke.nolan@nhs.net
- CRN West Midlands: Professor Gary Middleton - g.middleton@bham.ac.uk, gary.middleton@uhb.nhs.uk
- CRN West of England: Dr Ashley Cox
- CRN Yorkshire and Humber: Dr Pooja Jain - pjain@nhs.net
Radiotherapy
- CRN East Midlands: Vacant
- CRN Eastern: Dr Yvonne Rimmer
- CRN Greater Manchester: Professor Ananya Choudhury - ananya.choudhury@nhs.uk
- CRN Greater Manchester: Vacant
- CRN Kent, Surrey and Sussex: Vacant
- CRN North East and North Cumbria: Dr Rachel Pearson - rachel.pearson1@nhs.net
- CRN North Thames: Dr Crispin Hiley - crispin.hiley@ucl.ac.uk
- CRN North West Coast: Dr David Cobben - david.cobben@nhs.net
- CRN North West London: Dr Dorothy Gujral - d.gujral@nhs.net
- CRN South London: Dr Mary Lei
- CRN South London: Professor Kevin Harrington - kevin.harrington@icr.ac.uk
- CRN South West Peninsula: Dr Duncan Wheatley - duncanwheatley@nhs.net
- CRN Thames Valley and South Midlands: Dr Philip Camilleri - philip.camilleri@ouh.nhs.uk
- CRN Wessex: Dr Andrew Jackson
- CRN West Midlands: Dr Andrew Chan
- CRN West of England: Dr Tom Bird - thomas.bird@uhbristol.nhs.uk
- CRN Yorkshire and Humber: Dr Azeem Saleem - azeem.saleem1@nhs.net
Sarcoma cancer
- CRN East Midlands: Dr Ivo Hennig
- CRN Eastern: Dr Han Wong - han.wong@addenbrookes.nhs.uk
- CRN Greater Manchester: Dr Alexander Lee - marina.hughes8@nhs.net (personal assistant)
- CRN Kent, Surrey and Sussex: No sarcoma service
- CRN North East and North Cumbria: Dr Kenneth Rankin - kenneth.rankin1@nhs.net
- CRN North Thames: Dr Olga Slater
- CRN North West Coast: Vacant
- CRN North West London: Vacant
- CRN South London: Professor Robin Jones - robin.jones4@nhs.net, robin.jones@rmh.nhs.uk
- CRN South London: Dr Aisha Miah
- CRN South West Peninsula: Professor Rory Rickard - carrie.stenson@nhs.net (personal assistant)
- CRN Thames Valley and South Midlands: Dr Sarah Pratap
- CRN Wessex: Dr Peter Simmonds
- CRN West Midlands: Dr Mariam Jafri
- CRN West of England: Dr Adam Dangoor
- CRN Yorkshire and Humber: Dr Robin Young - robin.young@nhs.net
Skin Cancer
- CRN East Midlands: Vacant
- CRN Eastern: Dr Jenny Nobes - jenny.nobes@nnuh.nhs.uk
- CRN Eastern: Dr Pippa Corrie
- CRN Greater Manchester: Mr Deemesh Oudit
- CRN Kent, Surrey and Sussex: Vacant
- CRN North East and North Cumbria: Professor Ruth Plummer
- CRN North Thames: Vacant
- CRN North West Coast: Dr Ruth Board - ruth.board@lthtr.nhs.uk
- CRN North West London: Dr Michael Gonzalez
- CRN South London: Dr Yin Wu
- CRN South West Peninsula: Dr Toby Talbot
- CRN Thames Valley and South Midlands: Dr Miranda Payne - miranda.payne@ouh.nhs.uk
- CRN Wessex: Vacant
- CRN West Midlands: Vacant
- CRN West of England: Dr Christopher Herbert - christopher.herbert@uhbristol.nhs.uk
- CRN Yorkshire and Humber: Dr Jane Hook - jane.hook@nhs.net
Supportive and Palliative Care, Psychosocial oncology and Survivorship
- CRN East Midlands: Dr David Miodrag - david.miodrag@nottshc.nhs.uk
- CRN East Midlands: Professor Christina Faull
- CRN Eastern: Professor Stephen Barclay
- CRN Greater Manchester: Dr Sophie Harrison - sophie.harrison@mft.nhs.uk
- CRN Kent, Surrey and Sussex: Dr Ollie Minton - ollie.minton@nhs.net
- CRN North East and North Cumbria: Dr Felicity Dewhurst - felicity.dewhurst@nhs.net
- CRN North East and North Cumbria: Dr Katie Frew - katie.frew@nhct.nhs.uk
- CRN North Thames: Vacant
- CRN North West Coast: Dr Seamus Coyle - s.coyle@liverpool.ac.uk
- CRN North West London: Vacant
- CRN South London: Dr Joanne Droney
- CRN South West Peninsula: Vacant
- CRN Thames Valley and South Midlands: Dr Matthew Carey - matthew.carey@ouh.nhs.uk
- CRN Wessex: Dr Richard Wagland - r.wagland@soton.ac.uk
- CRN West Midlands: Dr Jon Tomas
- CRN West Midlands: Claire Arthur
- CRN West of England: Mrs Anne Parkinson - anne.parkinson@suerydercare.org
- CRN West of England: Dr Charlotte Chamberlain - charlotte.chamberlain@bristol.ac.uk
- CRN Yorkshire and Humber: Dr Lucy Wyld - lucy.wyld@bthft.nhs.uk
Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer
- CRN East Midlands: Vacant
- CRN Eastern: Dr Lizzy Smyth
- CRN Greater Manchester: Professor Was Mansoor
- CRN Kent, Surrey and Sussex: Mr Ajay Belgaumkar
- CRN North East and North Cumbria: Vacant
- CRN North Thames: Dr Khurum Khan
- CRN North West Coast: Vacant
- CRN North West London: Dr Harpreet Wasan - h.wasan@imperial.ac.uk
- CRN South London: Dr Charlotte Fribbens
- CRN South London: Dr Nick Maisey
- CRN South West Peninsula: Mr David Chan - david.chan8@nhs.net
- CRN Thames Valley and South Midlands: Vacant
- CRN Wessex: Dr Andrew Bateman
- CRN West Midlands: Dr Sharmila Sothi - sharmila.sothi@uhcw.nhs.uk
- CRN West of England: Vacant
- CRN West of England: Dr Sharath Gangadhara - sharath.gangadhara@nhs.net
- CRN Yorkshire and Humber: Dr Raj Roy - rajarshi.roy@nhs.net
Urological Cancer
- CRN East Midlands: Dr Santhanam Sundar
- CRN Eastern: Dr Danish Mazhar
- CRN Eastern: Miss Alexandra Colquhoun
- CRN Greater Manchester: Vacant
- CRN Kent, Surrey and Sussex: Professor Sanjeev Madaan - sanjeev.madaan@nhs.net
- CRN North East and North Cumbria: Dr Robert Chandler - robert.chandler1@nhs.net
- CRN North Thames: Dr Mausam Singhera - m.singhera@nhs.net
- CRN North Thames: Dr Greg Shaw
- CRN North West Coast: Mr Michael Smolski
- CRN North West Coast: Mr Henry Lazarowicz
- CRN North West London: Dr Naveed Sarwar
- CRN South London: Dr Sarah Rudman
- CRN South London: Dr Vincent Khoo
- CRN South West Peninsula: Dr Mohini Varughese - stacy.pessell@nhs.net (personal assistant)
- CRN Thames Valley and South Midlands: Mr Tom Leslie - tom.leslie@ouh.nhs.uk
- CRN Wessex: Dr Simon Crabb - s.j.crabb@southampton.ac.uk
- CRN West Midlands: Major Lyndon Gommersall - lyndon.gommersall@uhns.nhs.uk
- CRN West of England: Professor Amit Bahl - amit.bahl@uhbristol.nhs.uk
- CRN Yorkshire and Humber: Professor Janet Brown
Cancer Specialty Group
Each of the 15 Local Clinical Research Networks has a nominated local lead for cancer research who promotes and supports this research in their local NHS trusts.
At a national level, the group is chaired by Dr Pippa Corrie, NIHR CRN National Specialty Lead for Late Phase and International Trials.
The local leads and Chair come together to manage the NIHR CRN Cancer Portfolio overall. This involves regularly reviewing the progress of studies, identifying barriers to recruitment and coming up with solutions and strategies to help overcome those barriers. The group actively engages with funders of research and other stakeholders to help ensure there is a continuous pipeline of high quality research studies and the capacity to deliver these successfully in the NHS. They are also called upon as key opinion leaders to provide expert advice on the development and delivery of studies.
Please email crnspecialtyclusterf@nihr.ac.uk if you would like to get in touch with the Cancer Specialty Group.