Ted Williamson

Dr. Ted Williamson and his wife, Eileen, founded Onco Inc. in 1983 based on the idea that cancer registry data is a unique and powerful tool in the fight against cancer. Having achieved his B.S. in Engineering Physics and PhD in Nuclear Engineering from The University of Washington he began his career as a graduate school physics professor. An opportunity to participate as a consultant in the development of a new radiation therapy facility led to an appreciation for the cancer fighting power of radiation and his first experience developing a computer based cancer registry. A career changing decision led to an M.D. at the University of Miami in 1975. Returning to the west coast, he completed his residency in radiation oncology at the University Hospital in Seattle, Washington. His group practice in radiation oncology allowed time to pursue research and development interests, first in radiation treatment planning and then, since 1986, exclusively in cancer registry and related software applications. For nearly two decades, Dr. Williamson served as the President of Onco Inc. In 2000, a small group of software engineers purchased Onco Inc. with the condition that Dr. Williamson stay on as Medical Director of the company. As such, he has been an integral part of the teams developing the newest versions of OncoLog as well as new database applications such as Protocol Data Manager. In addition to his decades of registry work for Onco Inc.,