Dr. Booth has an active program in population-based cancer research. The focus of his research program is to evaluate quality of care and outcomes in routine clinical practice. His research also explores the concept of value in cancer care. In 2016 Dr. Booth spent a sabbatical as a visiting scientist at the Regional Cancer Centre in Trivandrum, India. He continues to work closely with colleagues in India on various projects to improve accessibility and quality of cancer care. Dr. Booth serves as an Advisor (Health Services Research) to the National Cancer Grid of India and is Co-Chair of the Choosing Wisely India initiative. He is a member of the WHO Essential Medicine List (Cancer) Working Group. As a junior investigator he was awarded an inaugural Cancer Care Ontario Chair in Health Services Research. He Booth has published over 200 peer-reviewed manuscripts with first or senior author papers in Nature, JAMA, BMJ, Lancet Oncology, and Journal of Clinical Oncology. He has served as research supervisor for >25 trainees.
Dr. Booth studied medicine at Queen’s University and did postgraduate training in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology at the University of Toronto. Upon completing his clinical training he spent two years as a research fellow with the NCIC Clinical Trials Group. In his clinical practice he provides care to patients with gastrointestinal and urologic cancers.
Research Interests
Evaluate the quality of care delivered to patients in routine clinical practice and the effectiveness of new therapies in the general population
Research in Progress
Delivery of cancer care in Ontario; global oncology (access, quality, outcomes of care); value in cancer care; WHO Essential Medicines List; and oncologist-patient communication.
Research Network/Group Involvement
Cancer Care & Epidemiology, Queen's Cancer Research Institute; Queen's Global Oncology; ICES, World Health Organization