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Dr. Derek Tsang delivered a talk on radiosurgery for acoustic neuroma at the 2024 Symposium. He reviewed the fundamentals of radiation therapy, discussed different methods of delivering radiotherapy and radiosurgery, and explained how these approaches can be applied to treat vestibular schwannomas. Attendees gained insights into the latest treatment options and advances in care.

About the Speaker:  

Derek Tsang, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology,
University of Toronto

Radiation Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto, ON)

Dr. Derek Tsang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Toronto. He is a radiation oncologist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. He completed his medical training at Queen’s University, followed by residency at the University of Toronto. He obtained fellowship training at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, and holds a Masters’ degree in clinical epidemiology from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Dr. Tsang’s research interests include evaluating re-irradiation for recurrent tumours and reducing the late effects of treatment with techniques such as radiosurgery. He participates in international cooperative group studies with the Children’s Oncology Group and NRG Oncology, and also serves as an Associate Editor for the Red Journal and sits on the Editorial Board for Neuro-Oncology.

He joined the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in 2017, where he serves as Site Group Lead for the Paediatric Radiation Therapy Program. Additionally, he is a member of the adult Central Nervous System (CNS) and Eye tumour site groups. His clinical practice includes paediatric oncology, adult neuro-oncology, and stereotactic radiosurgery for intracranial neoplasms.

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