David Hodgson

Dr. Hodgson is an associate professor and clinician scientist in the Department of Radiation Oncology, and the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto. He is the vice-chair of the Children's Oncology Group Hodgkin Lymphoma Committee, and a member of the COG Cardiac Late Effects Task Force, and the Haematology Disease Site Group of Cancer Care Ontario. His research activities include the utilization of population-based health administrative data to evaluate the treatment and outcome of cancer patients, particularly late effects. Recent work has included population-based evaluations of “new agents” funded through CCO's New Drug Funding Program, as well as new radiation therapy technologies including sterotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).