Dawson, LauraMD, FRCPC
Dr. Laura Dawson
Princess Margaret Hospital
610 University Avenue
Toronto, ON M5G 2M9
Tel. (416) 946-2125
Fax (416) 946-2111
Admin Assistant
Julie Relatado
Academic Rank
Professor
Professional Qualifications
MD, University of Toronto
FRCPC, Radiation Oncology
Appointments
Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto
Associate Member, Institute of Medical Science Graduate Faculty, University of Toronto
Staff Radiation Oncologist, Princess Margaret Hospital/University Health Network
Academic & Clinical Interests
- Gastrointestinal malignancies, with a focus on hepatobiliary carcinoma and liver metastases
- Head and neck cancer
- Stereotactic body radiation therapy, SBRT
- Image guided radiation therapy, IGRT
- Intensity modulated radiation therapy, IMRT
- Normal tissue radiation toxicity
- Normal tissue complication probability models
Current Research Projects
- Phase I studies of sorafenib combined with SBRT for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and liver metastases
- Phase III study of sorafenib versus SBRT and sorafenib in HCC (in development Nov 2011)
- Serial perfusion CT and US in patients with HCC or liver metastases treated with SBRT and/or sorafenib
- Biologic biomarkers for tumor response and normal tissue toxicity in liver cancer SBRT