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5.05/4/2026

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Professor Adam Glaser holds the position of Professor of Paediatric Oncology and Late Effects in the School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, at the University of Leeds. Qualified with BSc (Hons), MBBS, DM, MRCP(UK), and FRCPCH, he practices as a consultant paediatric oncologist and late effects physician at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. He directs CHORAL (Child Health Outcomes Research at Leeds), a £5 million five-year initiative funded by Leeds Hospitals Charity, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, and the University of Leeds from 2023 to 2028. Other key roles include Research Lead for Leeds Children's Hospital, generating over £1.5 million annually in research income; Clinical Lead for the NIHR Leeds Children’s Clinical Research Facility; and Medical Director of the Yorkshire Specialist Register of Cancer in Children and Young People, the largest specialist population-based register for cancers diagnosed up to age 30. Previously, from 2010 to 2013, he served as Clinical Director of the National Cancer Survivor Initiative at the Department of Health and National Clinical Lead for NHS Improvement (cancer), where he pioneered the National Cancer PROMs Programme and delivered the world's largest cancer PROMs survey for colorectal cancer.