Personal Profile
He started his training in Oncology at Oxford and his research project into Oncogenes at Cambridge MRC and Imperial College London. He returned to Nottingham after working at the Christie Hospital Manchester. He took up his current post in 1989. Between 1995-2000 he chaired the Mid Trent postgraduate educational board. He is a member of national and international research groups including ASCO, EORTC (Gynae group) and the British Breast Group.
He is the author of over 110 peer reviewed scientific papers and principal author of studies in the development of new treatments including Docetaxol and targeting therapy. Prof. Chan is a member of numerous national and international steering committees for clinical trials. He is currently the Director of Clinical Trials in Breast and Gynaecological research at Nottingham University Hospitals where he works closely with his Radiology, Pathology and Surgical colleagues. He is a board member of the Maggie’s charity in Nottingham.