Ruby Study

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…

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…

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…

Dr. Darren Brenner

PhD

Dr. Darren Brenner is a Professor in the Departments of Oncology and Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary…

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…

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…

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…