Emeritus Professor Robert (Rob) Coleman

MBBS, MD, FRCP, FRCPE, FACP

School of Medicine and Population Health

Emeritus Professor of Medical Oncology

Professor Rob Coleman
Professor Rob Coleman
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r.e.coleman@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 230 5474

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Emeritus Professor Robert (Rob) Coleman
School of Medicine and Population Health
Broomcross Building, Floor 2, Cancer Clinical Trials Centre
Weston Park Hospital
Whitham Road
Sheffield
S10 2SJ
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For enquiries please contact - SMPH-West-Operational@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Robert (Rob) Coleman is Emeritus Professor of Medical Oncology at the University of Sheffield. He graduated in medicine from Kings College Hospital Medical School in 1978 and trained in London and Edinburgh before moving to Sheffield in 1991 where he was instrumental in developing clinical cancer research in the city and establishing an internationally respected bone oncology research team in Sheffield. Rob has held many leadership roles within the university and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Cancer Research Network. He has published over 450 peer-reviewed manuscripts and numerous book chapters, is a past-president of the Cancer and Bone Society and the founding editor of “Journal of Bone Oncology”.

Professor Coleman was Deputy Chair and on the Board of Trustees at St Luke’s Hospice (2010-2020), on the Board of Trustees for the national charity, Breast Cancer Campaign/Breast Cancer Now (2010-2018) and a Partner Governor on behalf of the University of Sheffield for the Council of Governors at Doncaster and Bassetlaw NHS Foundation Trust (2017-2020). He remains a Board member for Weston Park Cancer Charity (since 2014) and is Chair of Governors at Clifford All Saints Primary School. 

From 2014-2019 Professor Coleman was a part-time Medical Director for the global independent medical education provider, prIME Oncology™, developing and delivering both live and on-line educational activities for oncologists and other providers of cancer care. Since retiring from his formal position at the university in 2017, he remains research active, lectures on his areas of expertise around the world and provides consultancy to a range of pharma and biotech companies developing new oncology treatments.

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  • Coleman RE, Croucher PI, Padhani AR, Clézardin P, Chow E, Fallon M, Guise T, Colangeli S, Capanna R & Costa L (2020) Bone metastases Springer Science and Business Media LLC RIS download Bibtex download

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