The Research Team

The RUBY Study is a pan-Canadian, multidisciplinary team of researchers. Led by Dr. Steven Narod (MD, FRCPC, FRSC) and Dr. May Lynn Quan (MD, MSc, FRCSC), each of our collaborators has an extensive background in health care and breast cancer research. 

Dr. Steven Narod

MD, PhD (hon), FRCPC, FRSC

Dr. Steven Narod is a Tier I Canada Research Chair in Breast Cancer, a University of Toronto professor in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health...

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Dr. May Lynn Quan

MD, MSc, FRCSC

Dr. May Lynn Quan is a breast surgical oncologist and health services researcher focusing on quality and delivery of cancer care. She is a...

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Dr. Nancy Baxter

MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACRS

Dr. Nancy Baxter is the Head of the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, a Professor of Surgery in the Department of Surgery at...

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Dr. Christine Friedenreich

PhD, FCAHS, FRSC

Dr. Christine Friedenreich is the scientific director of the Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research at Alberta Health Services...

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Dr. Kelly Metcalfe

RN, PhD

Dr. Kelly Metcalfe is a professor at the Lawrence S. Blomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto and a Senior Scientist at Women’s College...

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Dr. Ellen Warner

MD, FRCPC, FACP, MSc

Dr. Ellen Warner is a medical oncologist at the Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Center and is the founder and director of PYNK, the only program in...

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Dr. Ivo Olivotto

BSc, MD, FRCPC

Dr. Ivo Olivotto has had a productive clinical and research career with an emphasis on the conduct of clinical trials, outcomes research and...

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Dr. Mohammad R. Akbari

MD, PhD

Dr. Akbari is a molecular geneticist. He is an assistant professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto (U of T), and a...

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Doris Howell

RN, PhD

Doris Howell is a senior scientist with the Division of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care at the Ontario Cancer Institute, Adjunct...

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