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John Kildea is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Oncology at McGill University and a Medical Physicist at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) Cedars Cancer Centre. He is an associate member of the Medical Physics Unit, Department of Physics, and Department of Biomedical Engineering at McGill University. His work bridges clinical practice, translational research, and education in medical physics.
- Academic Background: Physics (Queen's University Belfast), Astrophysics (University College Dublin), Postdoctoral Fellowships in Gamma-Ray Astronomy (McGill University, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
- Research Programs:
- Patient-Centered Health Informatics (Opal patient portal, data donation, mHealth)
- ROKS (Radiation Oncology Knowledge Sharing: AI in treatment planning, incident learning systems)
- NICE (Neutron-Induced Carcinogenic Effects: neutron dosimetry, Monte Carlo modeling, DNA damage studies)
His research involves collaborations with the School of Computer Science at McGill, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, and Detec Inc. He has supervised 1 postdoc, 4 PhD candidates, 14 M.Sc. students, and 33 undergraduates. Key software projects include Opal (Quebec eHealth award), Depdocs, SaILS, and AEHRA. Funding sources include NSERC, Canadian Space Agency, and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories.
Scientific Awards
- Quebec eHealth solution of 2019
- Prix d'excellence–ministers' choice award (highest Quebec healthcare accolade)
- Trottier-Webster Innovation award (RI-MUHC)
