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Medicine Matters oncology

National University Cancer Institute, Singapore


Ross Soo is a Senior Consultant for the Department of Hematology–Oncology at the National University Cancer Institute, Singapore (NCIS), where he specializes in lung cancer and head and neck cancer, and leads the Lung Tumor Group. Additionally, he is an Adjunct Principal Investigator for the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore and belongs to several professional societies and associations, such as the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC), and the Singapore Society of Oncology.

Dr Soo received his medical degree from Monash University and underwent specialist training in Melbourne and Sydney. He subsequently became a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and the Academy of Medicine in Singapore.

Dr Soo maintains an international presence in oncology, as he has been invited to speak and present his research findings at many international meetings and has published more than 90 papers in scientific journals including Cell, Nature Medicine, Cancer Research and Science Translational Medicine.

Dr Soo’s research interests are in lung cancer and nasopharyngeal cancer. Dr Soo also sits on various committees, including the IASLC Communications Committee, National Healthcare Group Domain-Specific Ethics Review Board, the Ministry of Health Drug Advisory Committee, and the Medical Oncology Specialist Training Committee.