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Dr David Byram
Initially qualified in Medicine in the UK. He then trained in Radiation Oncology at the
Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute in Melbourne, qualifying in 1990.
Between 1992 to 1998 he worked in the Geelong Radiotherapy Centre in Victoria, before moving to Launceston.
He currently works full time for the WP Holman clinic, also providing services to the North West Cancer Centre in Burnie, working in both departments as a General Radiation Oncologist, but with special interests in Gynaecology (providing Brachytherapy treatment for Tasmania), and also Urologic Oncology.
Qualifications
MBChb, FRANZCR.
Dr Mark Bell
Dr Bell resides in Launceston with his wife and two daughters.
Dr Bell believes in multidisciplinary care and close communication with fellow colleagues, including primary carers, specialists and nurses.
He has worked in General Practice, Medical Oncology, Haematology and Palliative Care, all of which have helped him to appreciate the holistic care of patients and their families.
Dr Bell obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Western Australia.
He is a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Radiation Oncologists.
Qualifications
MBBS, FRANZCR.
Dr Michael McKay
Dr Michael McKay, MBBS (Hons), FRANZCR, Ph.D., MD, is a Radiation Oncologist at the Northwest Cancer Centre in Burnie, Tasmania. He has broad clinical interests but a particular interest in breast and CNS tumours and in palliative care.
He trained in Radiation Oncology in Sydney and following this undertook a PhD at the University of Sydney. This was followed by a funded postdoctoral fellowship in cancer genetics at the Department of Cell Biology and Genetics in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, where he discovered a number of human genes involved in the body’s response to radiation. This formed the core of his translational research platform at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne. Additionally, he practiced in breast cancer oncology during this time.
He also worked at the Canberra Hospital/ANU and the North Coast Cancer Institute in Lismore NSW, where he was a full time Radiation Oncologist and Professor of Radiation Oncology, the latter at Sydney University. He is currently an Honorary Professor at the School of Cancer Medicine at La Trobe University and at the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute in Melbourne.
Dr McKay has supervised many clinical and research trainees and students to higher degrees, has over 125 scientific publications and has been awarded over $6M in competitive research funding, including 10 NHMRC Project Grants as Chief Investigator. He is an editorial board member on a number of journals and has given many national and international invited presentations.
He is excited by the opportunity to serve the community of the North West region.
