CHRISTOPHER KWESI O WILLIAMS, MD, FRCPC

3629 Glen Oaks Drive Nanaimo, BC, V9T 5J8 Canada.

Res.: 250 729-0157 Fax: 250 729-0167 Pager: 250 714-7108 E-mail: cwilliam@nisa.net

I. PERSONAL DATA:

MARITAL STATUS: Married, 2 children

PRESENT EMPLOYMENT

Hematologist and Medical Oncologist in private practice in Central Vancouver Island.

II. PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

(i) March 1, 1997 – December 31, 2003 (Mandatory Retirement): Medical Oncologist, Vancouver Island Cancer Centre, British Columbia Cancer Agency

(ii) Oct.3, 1989 – Feb. 28, 1997: Medical Oncologist, Saskatchewan Cancer Foundation, Regina, Saskatchewan.

(iii) Feb 27, 1986 ‑ Sept 24, 1989‑ Consultant Haematologist/Oncologist, Department of Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar

(iv)July 3, 1978 ‑ Nov 30‑1986 ‑ Honorary Consultant,Department of Haematology, University College Hospital Ibadan, Nigeria

III. FELLOWSHIP:

July 1, 1975 ‑ June 30, 1978: Fellow in Medical Oncology at the Department of Neoplastic Diseases, Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Medical Center, One Gustav L. Levy Place, New York, NY 100027, U.S.A.

IV. RESIDENCY TRAINING

a) July 1, 1973 ‑ June 30, 1975: Residency Training in Clinical Haematology and Laboratory Medicine at the Department of Laboratory Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.

b) July 1, 1971 ‑ June 30, 1973: Residency in Internal Medicine at the Teaching Hospitals of the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.

c) May 1970 ‑ June 1971: Senior House Officer in Haematology and Pathology at the Department of Haematology and Pathology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.

V. INTERNSHIP

a) Nov 1, 1969 ‑ Jan 30, 1970: Rotating Internship in Paediatrics, Massey Street Children's Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria.

b) Feb 1970 ‑ April 31, 1970: Rotating Internship in Surgery, Lagos General Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria.

c) September 1967 ‑ October 1969: 2 year rotating internship in various West German hospitals in surgery (6 months), pathology (4 months), medicine (10 months) and gynaecology/obstetrics (4 months).

VI. ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

i. July 1, 1997 – December 31, 2003: Clinical Associate Professor, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

ii. March 1, 1997 – December 31, 2003: Faculty member, Division of Medical Oncology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

iii) 1989-1997: Associate Professor of Oncology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

iv) March 21, 1979 ‑ Nov 30, 1986: Senior Lecturer, Department of Haematology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

v) July 3, 1978 ‑ March 20, 1979: Lecturer I, Department of Haematology, and Faculty of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

VIIa. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

i) November 2003: Re-certification with the American Board of Internal Medicine in Medical Oncology.

ii) November 1993: American Board of Internal Medicine Diploma in Medical Oncology

iii) September 1992: Certificate of special competence in Medical Oncology (Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada).

iv) 1977: Fellow in Internal Medicine, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCPC).

v) April 1977: Specialist Certificate in Clinical Haematology (Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada).

vi) March 1977: Specialist Certificate in Internal Medicine (Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada).

VIIb. PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION:

1997: Full Registration, College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (ID # 19431).

1991: General Practice Registration with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (Rg No 46568).

1989: Full Registration with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan (Rg No 7478).

VIII. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

i) 1990 ‑ Qualifying Examination of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC).

ii) 1990 Federation Licensing Examination (FLEX).

iii) June 1969: Doctor of Medicine (University of Munich, West Germany).

iv) 1968: Qualifying Examination of the Educational Council for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).

v) August 1967: State Examination for Medical Graduates (University of Munich, West Germany).

X. SCHOLARSHIP, FELLOWSHIP, RESEARCH GRANTS AND PRIZES

i) Undergraduate

1961 ‑ 1967: Government of the State of Bavaria (West Germany) Scholarship for undergraduate studies in Medicine, University of Munich, W. Germany.

ii) Post Graduate

i) 1995: Canadian Cancer Society Society grant for analysis of dose intensity of treatment of over 200 cases of acute leukemia, Hodgkin's disease and non Hodgkin's lymphoma in Nigerians.

ii) 1994: Canadian Cancer Society grant for analysis of dose intensity of treatment of 150 cases of Burkitt's lymphoma in Nigerian children.

iii) 1988: Japan Shipbuilding Industry Foundation Scholarship for the attendance of the Salzburg Seminar Session 266 ‑ entitled: "AIDS‑Confronting an Epidemic" ‑ Salzburg, Austria, Feb 13‑27,1988.

iv) 1985: WHO Research Grant of the study of the role of infections by HTLV‑I and III in health and diseases in Nigeria.

v) 1980: UNESCO Travel and Training Fellowship to the National Cancer Institute, Bombay, India ‑ to attend a 3‑week course on the use of cell culture in the investigation of cancer ‑ organized by the International Cell Research Organization (ICRO).

vi) 1972: WHO Travel Fellowship from Canada to Ibadan, Nigeria, to attend an advanced course in Haematology and a conference on Haematological Research in Africa.

vii) 1970: WHO Travel and Training Fellowship to Accra, Ghana, for a course on Haemoglobinopathy and allied disorders.

XI. HONOURS, DISTINCTIONS, AND MEMBERSHIP OF LEARNED COMMITTEEES AND SOCIETIES

2001 Member, International Affairs Committee of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

2000 Secretary-General, African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer.

1998 National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group Representative for Nanaimo Cancer Clinic

1994: Member, Blood Transfusion Committee of the Regina Health District

1994: Member, Medical Education Committee of the Regina Health District and the College of Medicine of University of Saskatchewan (Regina Unit)

1994: Member, United States Army Research and Development Command (USARDC) Breast Cancer Program Peer Review Panel - Detection and Diagnosis (DETC-4).

1992: Member, National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group (NCIC-CTG) Breast Site Committee.

1989: Member, North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG).

1989: Member and Center Representative, National Cancer Institute of Canada (NCIC) Clinical Trials Group.

1988: Fellow, Salzburg College for American Studies.