Oncologists and Haematologists
Dr Iain Ward
Radiation Oncologist
Specialist areas:
- Head and neck cancer
- Gastrointestinal cancers and sarcomas
Radiation Oncologist at St George’s Cancer Care Centre since 2015.
Iain graduated in medicine from the University of Otago in 1989, and completed his medical oncology training in 1998. He finished his radiation oncology training in Melbourne in 2001, and then spent two years sub-specialising in cancers of the head and neck, gastrointestinal cancers and sarcomas at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto, Canada.
He returned to New Zealand in 2003 and, in addition to treating cancers, he is a member of various medical organisations including the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR). Iain is currently Co-chair of the Asia-Pacific Special Interest Group of RANZCR.
“I enjoy the opportunity to care for people with cancer to a high clinical and technical standard, in an atmosphere that allows time to connect personally.”