Brock Debenham

Assistant Dean, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Undergrad Medical Education
Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Oncology Dept

Contact

Assistant Dean, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Undergrad Medical Education
Email
debenham@ualberta.ca

Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Oncology Dept
Email
debenham@ualberta.ca
Phone
(780) 432-8754
Address
Cross Cancer Institute
11560 University Avenue
Edmonton AB
T6G 1Z2

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About

I completed an undergraduate degree with specialization in chemistry from the University of Alberta in 2003.  I went on to complete my MD at the University of Alberta, graduating in 2007.  I completed my residency in radiation oncology in 2012, and went on to do a fellowship in brachytherapy and intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) under Dr. Louis Harrison at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, which I finished in 2013.  I have been working at the Cross Cancer Institute since July 2013.

Awards Received

  1. Highest accrual to clinical trials, Division of Radiation Oncology, 2019
  2. Clinical Teaching Award, Division of Radiation Oncology, 2018
  3. Highest accrual to cooperative group trials, Division of Radiation Oncology, 2016
  4. Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for contributions to medicine, 2012
  5. RJS (Robert) and Ada Maude Wright Memorial Prize in Radiation Oncology, 2012
  6. Young Investigator of the Year Award, MASCC/ISOO International Symposium, 2012
  7. Canadian Medical Association Award for Young Leaders - Resident Category, 2012
  8. Laurence Decore Award for Student Leadership, University of Alberta, 2006 - 2007
  9. George Grover Leadership Scholarship, University of Albert, 2005 - 2006
  10. Dr. Ray & Gloria Rajotte Leadership Scholarship in Medicine, University of Alberta, 2004 - 2005
  11. T4K Undergraduate Leadership Scholarship, University of Alberta, 2004 - 2005


Teaching

I serve as the Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs, for the MD program.  I previously served as residency program director for the radiation oncology residency program.

Courses Lectured (including topic):

  • ONCOL 254
    • Diagnostic Tools
    • Introduction to Surgery 1 & 2
    • Systemic Therapy
  • ONCOL 306
    • Weekly lectures in contouring the various tumor sites
  • Dental Hygiene program
    • Head and neck cancer
  • Surgical Foundations
    • Introduction to radiation oncology
  • MED 525
    • Introduction to radiation oncology
  • PHARM 467
    • Introduction to radiation oncology


Featured Publications

Louie A.V., Granton P.V., Fairchild A., Bezjak A., Gopaul D., Mulroy L., Brade A., Warner A., Debenham B., Bowes D., Kuk J., Sun A., Hoover D., Rodrigues G.B., Palma D.A.

JAMA Oncology. 2022 April; 8 (4):1-7 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.7664


Wang M.H., Loewen S.K., Giuliani M., Fairchild A., Yee D., Debenham B.J.

JOURNAL OF CANCER EDUCATION. 2022 February; 37 (1):155-162 10.1007/s13187-020-01799-x


International Journal of Radiation Oncology� Biology� Physics. 2021 October; 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.05.159


International Journal of Radiation Oncology� Biology� Physics. 2021 October; 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.05.183


Wang M.H., Loewen S.K., Giuliani M., Fairchild A., Yee D., Debenham B.J.

JOURNAL OF CANCER EDUCATION. 2021 October; 36 (5):933-940 10.1007/s13187-020-01717-1


Kim B., Kirkby C., Semaka A., Debenham B., Campbell T.

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences. 2021 June; 52 (2):191-197 10.1016/j.jmir.2021.02.004


Sabiq F., Huang K., Patel A., Banerjee R., Debenham B., Lau H., Skarsgard D., Chen G., Lysack J.T., Quon H.C.

HEAD AND NECK-JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENCES AND SPECIALTIES OF THE HEAD AND NECK. 2021 June; 43 (6):1854-1863 10.1002/hed.26657


Fung A.S., Afzal A.R., Banerjee R., Debenham B., Hao D.

HEAD AND NECK-JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENCES AND SPECIALTIES OF THE HEAD AND NECK. 2021 January; 43 (1):153-163 10.1002/hed.26469


Al Balushi M., Ghosh S., Debenham B.

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences. 2020 December; 51 (4):617-623 10.1016/j.jmir.2020.09.007


International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics. 2020 November; 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.07.2287


International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics. 2020 November; 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.07.1415


Prevalence of Oligometastatic Disease Based on the 2019 International Consensus Statement

Radiotherapy and Oncology. 2020 September;