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Dr.

Patrick Murray

Dr. Murray hails from the UK and is a graduate of the University of Leeds, gaining membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He obtained his research doctorate investigating immunological changes that happen within head and neck cancer, sparking his interest in the treatment of cancer. In 2013, he was awarded a medical doctorate (MD research) from the University of Hull for successfully defending his thesis on immunomodulation immuno-oncology. He completed his clinical fellowship at the Leeds Cancer Centre in the UK, the largest purpose-built cancer centre in Europe, before extending his training with a focus on high precision radiation techniques such as SBRT and SRS with a specialisation in head and neck cancer.

In 2017, Dr. Murray was awarded the esteemed BJR Barclay Medal Award for his BJR paper on “A systematic review of outcomes following stereotactic ablative radiotherapy in the treatment of early-stage primary lung cancer”. He worked as a Consultant Clinical Oncologist at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust before moving to Bermuda to join Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre’s radiation therapy department as a radiation oncologist.

Dr.

Chris Fosker

Dr. Fosker is the medical director and radiation oncologist at Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre, a consultant member of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and a consultant at Brigham and Women’s hospital in Boston. patients with radiation therapy, chemotherapy, molecular therapy and immunotherapy. Prior to moving to Bermuda, Dr. Fosker worked as a specialist at St James’s Institute of Oncology in Leeds, Europe’s largest purpose built cancer centre.

Dr. Fosker has completed a Fellowship at Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto and has published research in a number of clinical areas as well as in medical education, service development and health economics. Aside from his clinical work he has held other positions of responsibility, including working for the Macmillan Cancer Charity as a policy adviser, and for NHS England as a clinical advisor. He is the recipient of a number of awards including the ‘RS Bush Award’ for academic excellence from Princess Margaret Hospital and the University of Toronto.

Dr. Fosker received a Bachelor of Science in Genetics from the University of Leeds.

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Dr.

Kalpana Parthasarathy

Dr. Kalpana Parthasarathy MBBS, DO, FRCS (Edin) is a British trained ophthalmologist with special interest in retinal conditions. She joined BIIO as a full time Consultant Ophthalmologist in January 2021, having previously worked here as a locum ophthalmologist since 2008. She obtained her Fellowship in Ophthalmology from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1992. She was conferred the MBBS degree from the University of Madras in India and completed her post graduate training in Ophthalmology from the Medical Research Foundation, Madras , India. She has worked and trained in Ophthalmology in various hospitals in Warwickshire, London, Dorset, Cornwall and the West Midlands in the UK. She has known Dr. Teye- Botchway from her training days in the UK since 1989. Her main area of interest is in the management of Diabetic retinal disease and macular disorders. She has extensive experience in the management of glaucoma London. She has also trained in Paediatric Ophthalmology and has a keen interest in Genetic Eye Diseases and NeuroOphthalmology. Dr. Parthasarathy is registered with the General Medical Council, UK, Tamilnadu Medical Council, India and the Bermuda Medical Council, Bermuda. She is also a member of the Royal College of Surgeons, American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons, European Society of Retinal Specialists, Association of Ophthalmologists UK and a Fellow of the American Academy of Anti Ageing Medicine. She has served the National Health Service, UK for over 20 years and brings in the expertise to deal with the challenges facing the population in Bermuda.

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