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Cancer subspecialty areas, subspecialty leads and Cancer Specialty Group

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Published: 10 July 2020

Version: 2.0 - 3 October 2022

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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.

Please email crnspecialtyclusterf@nihr.ac.uk if you would like to get in touch with the subspecialty leads.

Cancer subspecialty leads

Brain Cancer

Breast Cancer

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

Early Phase

Gynaecological Cancer

Haematological Oncology

Head and Neck Cancer

Lung Cancer

Radiotherapy

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.netrobin.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

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.