Academic Rank

Professor

Professional Qualifications

MB ChB, Otago University, New Zealand
FRCPC, Radiation Oncology
FRCR, Royal College of Radiologists, UK
FRANZCR, Fellow, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists

Appointments

Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto
Staff Radiation Oncologist, Princess Margaret Hospital/University Health Network

Academic & Clinical Interests

• Anal and rectal cancer
• Upper gastrointestinal system cancer
• Head and neck cancer
• Combined radiation and chemotherapy
• Radiation fractionation schedules

Current Research Projects

• Analysis of late effects of combined radiation and chemotherapy for anal cancer

Selected Publications

See current publications list at PubMed.

Cummings BJ. Is there a limit to dose escalation for rectal cancer? Clin Oncol 19:730-737, 2007.

Cummings B, Keane T, Pintilie W, Warde P, Waldron J, Payne D. Liu FF, Bissett R, McLean M, Gullane P, O’Sullivan B. Five year results of a randomized trial comparing hyper-fractionated to conventional radiotherapy over four weeks in locally advanced head and neck cancer. Radiother Oncol. 85: 7-16, 2007.

Cummings BJ, Brierley JB. Anal Canal. In: Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology, ed EC Halperin, C Perez, L Brady, 5th Edition, Lippincott Philadelphia Williams and Wilkins, 1383-1396, 2008.

Spithoff K, Cummings B, Jonker D, Biagi J, and the Gastrointestinal Cancer Disease Site Group. Management of Squamous Cell Cancer of the Anal Canal:Guideline Recommendations. Evidence Based Series #2-8, Cancer Care Ontario, 2009.