"organisations don't
have ideas; only people do."
MARGARET HEFFERMAN
medical director
dr alex concorde
BSc(Hons) MBBS(Lond) PhD MSc(FPsych) MBA, Chartered Manager (CMgr)
GMC & GNC Registered
Fellow, The Royal Society of Medicine
Chartered Fellow, Chartered Manager Institute
International Member, American Association of Physician Leaders
Member, Faculty of Medical Leadership & Management
Professional Member, Society for Functional Precision Medicine
Member, International Society of Oncology and Biomarkers
Member, European Association for Cancer Research
Member, The British Society for Ecological Medicine
Associate Member, Faculty of Public Health
Associate Member, European Faculty of Public Health
Affiliate Member, Royal College of Pathologists
Dr Alex (née Pandolfino) was the first ever individual to be identified by the Wellcome Trust as having the type of intelligence, determination and commitment that could be deliberately nurtured to yield doctors capable of fundamentally interrogating the ‘status quo’ within medicine – and strategically change its landscape. She was thereby funded to undertake an intercalated Medical and PhD Research Training Programme at Imperial College London, the first of its kind. As part of the requirement, Dr Alex undertook her PhD in multiple disciplines – molecular genetics, immunology, pathology and virology. She has benefited from research grants awarded by The Wellcome Trust, The British Heart Foundation, The Arthritis & Rheumatism Council, The Nuffield Foundation, The Wellcome Foundation, and GSK, among others.
Dr Alex has also undertaken two MBA degree programmes – the first, a uniquely-quadruple-accredited (including by EQUIS) ‘Entrepreneurial Strategy & Innovation MBA’ and the second, a unique ‘Life Sciences & Strategy’ MBA. She has also achieved the prestigious ‘Chartered Manager’ and ‘Fellowship’ Status at the Chartered Manager Institute, based on extended project work in Medical Innovation, as Medical Director for The Concorde Initiative – an accolade attained by high-performing professionals, considered to be ‘at the top of their game’, with exceptional management and leadership skills, who deliver discernible value and measurable impact.
British Innovator in Science and Medicine
Dr Alex has been featured in every major national newspaper and is the only doctor highlighted in the Sunday Times ‘The Future’, Special Edition Magazine. She has been repeatedly cited as a Health Expert in the UK press, in Professional Practitioner Journals, and for quality online health resources.
Dr Alex has achieved Clinical Research Awards since 1990, and has peer-reviewed publications spanning molecular and onco-genetics, virology, pathology, immunology, rheumatology and autoimmunity. She was the only UK Editor and Contributor to ‘The Definitive Guide To Cancer’, and the only UK Editorial Advisor (Biomedical & Healthcare) for ‘Cancer InCytes’ e-Magazine. Dr Alex was awarded the UK’s ‘Practitioner Of The Year’ (Today’s Therapist), and cited as a ‘Top 50 Health Gurus’ (The London Paper). She is currently ‘Medical Practitioner of the Year’ (Holistic), 2022/2023, for both the South of England and Northern Ireland and has been awarded “Recognised leader in translational medicine – UK’ in the Northern Irish Enterprise Awards 2023-24. Notably, Dr Alex was the only General Medical Doctor invited to Buckingham Palace by H.M. The Queen to attend a one-off event for ‘British Innovators in Science and Medicine’, along with Stephen Hawking.
trustees
Oonah Buist
Childhood Cancer Research
Trust
Chair
Oonah Buist used her CFA designation in Asia as a business and company analyst and latterly as a Director of Strategy and Planning in the international banking arena.
She co-founded the Childhood Cancer Research Trust following her son's diagnosis.
Dr Sarah Lack
Childhood Cancer Research Trust
Trustee
Sarah is a registered Clinical Psychologist with over 20 years of experience working in the NHS in both acute hospital settings and community mental health. Her two specialisms are the impact of physical health problems on mental health, and complex post-traumatic stress disorder in adults.
Trina Wright
Childhood Cancer Research Trust
Trustee
Trained as an RGN, Trina Wright is a specialist in medical device, cardiology, and point of care diagnostics & testing solutions with extensive experience interfacing with the NHS.
BOARD OF CONSULTANTS
Our mission is to create and utilise new knowledge that we believe has the potential to translate into better treatments for children with cancer. In this, the Childhood Cancer Research Trust is supported by a Board of Consultants who are invited to inform our initiatives with their insights and opinions on an ongoing basis.
We have selected high level professionals who are grounded in their knowledge and have experience of working with complexity and evolving landscapes while adhering to the highest possible standards of professional practice.
The CCRT is privileged to draw on the intelligence, experience and insights of the following Board of Consultants who are aligned with our focus on deliverables to those experiencing cancer and who demonstrate the leadership qualities necessary to envision the creation of fundamentally new progressions.![Photo -James [512px]](https://childhoodcancerresearchtrust.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Photo-James-512px.jpg)
James Buist
James Buist, CFA, is a fintech expert with 30 years of experience in systems integration.
Dr Svitlana Romanko
Dr Svitlana Romanko has been a law professor for twenty years and is an internationally featured expert in high-impact climate justice.
Clare Wright
Clare Wright is Co-Founder of Classlist, the app for school parent communities and a mother of 3.
cancer doesn’t happen to a child it happens to a family.