Dr Thomas Newsom-Davis

Dr Thomas Newsom-Davis a Consultant Medical Oncologist at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. He specialises in thoracic malignancies, especially lung cancer and mesothelioma. In 2015, he was awarded the Macmillan Innovation Excellence Award.

Training

Dr Newsom-Davis completed his training at University College and Middlesex School of Medicine, London, in 1998, including First Class honours for his BSc. He went on specialise in medical oncology at Charing Cross and Hammersmith Hospitals and completed a PhD in tumour immunology. He was appointed to Chelsea & Westminster Hospital in 2010.

Current Roles

Dr Newsom-Davis leads the lung cancer service for Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, and is Vice Chair of the British Thoracic Oncology Group (BTOG) Steering Committee, an organistion which supports and educates thoracic oncology profressionals across the United Kingdom. Dr Newsom-Davis is Chair of the Harley Street Clinic lung cancer multidisciplinary team (MDT), and Chair of the HCA Healthcare UK Thoracic Oncology Board.

Research

Dr Newsom-Davis has an active clinical trial portfolio, and has presented his work at National and International meetings. He has been an invited lecturer for organisations including the Royal College of Physicians, European Society of Medical Oncology, International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, British Medical Association and the Association of Cancer Physicians.

Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

• Immunotherapy, Targeted Therapy, Chemotherapy
• Lung Cancer
• Mesothelioma

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