Professor Nancy Baxter is currently Deputy Executive Dean (Research Centres) in the Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney. She is a clinical epidemiologist, colorectal surgeon and health services researcher. Positions held before joining the University of Sydney include Head of the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at University of Melbourne, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Professor of Surgery in the Department of Surgery and the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto, and Provincial Endoscopy Lead for Endoscopy at Cancer Care Ontario. Her main research interests are in the evaluation of patterns of cancer care particularly cancer screening, determining the long-term consequences of cancer care for survivors, and improving the quality and safety of surgery using linked health administrative data. Nancy moved from Toronto to Australia in February 2020 for the adventure, and COVID did not disappoint her! As a researcher, Nancy has been in the public eye for many publications particularly in the area of cancer screening and quality of surgical care. She has over 400 peer-reviewed articles and has had continual national (Canadian) research funding for 20 years.
Professor Nancy Baxter
