Jonathan Ledermann

Jonathan Ledermann, MD, FRCP is Professor of Medical Oncology and Clinical Director at UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, and a consultant medical oncologist at UCL Hospitals, London, United Kingdom (UK).

He specializes in the treatment of gynaecological cancers and has led several national and international trials in ovarian cancer. As Director of the Cancer Research UK & UCL Cancer Trials Centre, one of the national cancer trials units in the UK, he is responsible for the conduct of a large portfolio of national and international academic trials, many in the field of gynaecological cancer. In 2018 he was awarded the position of Senior Investigator for the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR). He is on the council of ESGO (European Society of Gynaecological Oncology) and is chair of the Rare Tumour Group of the GCIG (Gynaecological Cancer InterGroup).

He is a member of the gynaecological cancer track of the ESMO ( European Society of Medical Oncology) guidelines committee. He is the past chair of the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Gynaecological Cancer Studies Group. He has published widely in the areas of clinical trials in gynaecological cancers, experimental therapeutics, guidelines and education in gynaecological malignancies.