Dr Thomas John (Medical Oncologist)
- Name
- Assoc Prof Thomas John
- Qualifications
- MBBS 1996
- PhD
- FRACP 2004
- Occupation
- Medical Oncologist
- Scientist - Researcher - Academia
- Gender
- Male
- Medical Specialties
- Medical Oncology
Assoc Prof Thomas John is a consultant medical oncologist recognised both nationally and internationally as an expert in cancers of the thoracic cavity, which includes lung cancers, thymus cancers and mesothelioma. He also has an interest in genetics and cancers that may run in some families.
Dr Thomas John trained at Monash University in Melbourne between 1991-1996 (MBBS), obtaining Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of Physicians in 2004 (FRACP). He completed a PhD through the University of Melbourne in 2008 and undertook a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Toronto and under the mentorship of Professors Ming-Sound Tsao and Frances Shepherd, two internationally acclaimed lung cancer researchers. Assoc Prof Thomas John moved back to Australia in 2010 and is heavily involved in both basic research within a laboratory and clinical trials.
- Hospital Affiliations
- Warringal Private Hospital
- Austin Hospital - Heidelberg
- The Northern Hospital - Epping
- Albury Wodonga Private Hospital
- Shepparton Private Hospital
- St John of God Ballarat Hospital
- Affiliated Clinics
- Darebin Street Specialists
- Affiliated Organisations
- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
- Austin Health
- Medical Conditions
- Lung cancer
- Mesothelioma
Practice Locations
Melbourne
- Darebin Street Specialists
- Address
- 66 Darebin Street
Heidelberg VIC 3084
Australia
- Phone
- 03 9458 5100
- Fax
- 03 9458 5199
- Olivia Newton-John Cancer & Wellness Centre
- Address
- Austin Hospital - Heidelberg
Level 4
145 Studley Road
Heidelberg VIC 3084
Australia
- Phone
- 03 9496 5763
- Fax
- 03 9496 2097
