Professor Christopher Nutting BSc MBBS FRCP FRCR HonFRCSLT MD PhD FIPEM FRSB FInstP FBIR FMedSci

I qualified from Portsmouth Grammar School in 1986 and went on to study medicine at University College and the Middlesex Hospital School of Medicine, University of London, qualifying in 1992. I was awarded a First Class BSc (Hons) in Medicine and Cell Pathology from the University of London in 1989, followed by my MB BS in 1992. I became a Member of the Royal College of Physicians (UK) in 1995 and a Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists (UK) in 1998. In 1999, I was awarded Certification from the European Society of Medical Oncology.

Following a period of study at Imperial College Business School, I was awarded the Advanced Certificate in Health Care Management (University of London) in 2000. Between 1998 and 2001, I undertook a Medical Doctorate (MD Res) at The Institute of Cancer Research, University of London, which was awarded in 2001. I was later awarded a PhD from City University in 2012.

In 2001, I was appointed Consultant Clinical Oncologist at The Royal Marsden Hospital and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Clinical Oncology at The Institute of Cancer Research. I served as Clinical Director of the Head and Neck Unit at The Royal Marsden Hospital from 2002 to 2020. Between 2003 and 2006, I was the National Clinical Lead in Head and Neck Cancer for the UK Department of Health and the Cancer Services Collaborative.

I joined the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Head and Neck Cancer Clinical Studies Group (CSG) in 2003 and became Chair of the group from 2006 to 2012. During my six-year tenure as Chair, the CSG became the highest-performing rare cancer group, achieving record levels of national clinical trial recruitment. I also served as National Clinical Oncology Advisor to the Data for Head and Neck Oncology (DAHNO) project from 2005 to 2010.