Author Jarad Martin

Prof Jarad Martin is a GenesisCare radiation oncologist with strong research interests. He subspecialises in the multidisciplinary management of gastrointestinal tumours (including tumours of the rectum and anal canal) as well as genitourinary malignancies (including prostate and bladder cancers). A more recent interest is the use of low dose radiotherapy for conditions such as plantar fasciits, Dupuytren’s and Ledderhose diseases. Jarad attends and contributes to the Newcastle multidisciplinary meetings discussing patients with all of these disease, and has a leading role in helping organise specialist education events in the Hunter region. His technical knowledge is well recognized in areas including intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), image guided radiotherapy (IGRT) and stereotactic radiotherapy (SBRT). Having worked in Victoria, Queensland and Canada prior to commencing practice in Newcastle, he is able to bring a broad perspective to his management of people with cancer. Jarad has authored more than 100 peer reviewed publications, being awarded more than $12 Million in competitive research funding and has won awards in both Canada and Australasia recognizing the quality of his research. He has held senior positions in several national bodies including the Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group, for whom he was the convenor for their 2015 Annual Scientific Meeting. Professor Martin will be joining the specialist team at GenesisCare’s new integrated cancer centre in Maitland, NSW, which is set to open its doors in December 2021.