A/Prof Jim Jackson

MBBS, PhD

Brain and spinal (CNS) cancer, breast cancer, head and neck cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, stereotactic radiation therapy.

Associate Professor Jim Jackson is an experienced radiation oncologist at Icon Cancer Centre Gold Coast. 

In 2004 he graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS). A/Prof Jackson has also completed a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and a PhD investigating methods to reduce side effects of cancer treatment at Monash University.

A/Prof Jackson completed his radiation oncology training in Queensland and in 2012, he undertook a clinical research fellowship at the Austin Hospital, Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre in image guided and intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). In January 2014 he joined Icon Cancer Centre Gold Coast bringing expertise in state-of-the-art treatment techniques including stereotactic radiation therapy for lung and brain tumours. He enjoys teaching medical students and is a research supervisor for radiation oncology trainees and university students. He holds appointments as Honorary Adjunct Associate Professor at Bond University and Senior Lecturer in Medicine at Griffith University.

A/Prof Jackson is a member of the Icon Cancer Centre Research Committee and has held several roles with the Royal Australia and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) at a national level.  In October 2016 he served as scientific co-convenor for the RANZCR Annual Scientific Meeting, at the Gold Coast Exhibition and Convention Centre. He is a member of both the American and European Radiation Oncology Societies and regularly reviews scientific papers for national and international medical journals.

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