Shaun Wilson
Chairman
Oncology
World Child Cancer
United Kingdom
Biography
Shaun Wilson is a Paediatric Oncologist based at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. Shaun read his medical degree at the University of Cape Town and subsequently he started his career as a Community Medical Officer in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. He undertook his Paediatric Oncology training in Australia and the United Kingdom, completing his PhD in translational oncology at the University of Birmingham, UK. His particular interests include the management of children, teenagers and young adults with brain tumours, sarcomas and rare tumours. He has national roles in the UK specialist groups managing embryonal brain tumours, germ cell tumours and TYA oncology. His interest in the management of childhood cancer in resource – limited countries derives from his growing up in Africa combined with a desire to provide access to sustainable healthcare for vulnerable people.
Research Interest
Adenocarcinoma Lung Cancer Diagnosis & Treatment Oncology Translational Research Oncology Medicine & Practice