Jonathan Spicer MD, PhD, FRCS

Dr. Spicer was born and raised in Montreal and completed his Bachelor's degree in Science at McGill University. He continued his medical training at McGill where he earned his MD, after which he moved to Vancouver and completed his surgical internship at the University of British Columbia. He returned to McGill the following year and completed his general surgical training during which he participated in the Surgeon Scientist and Clinical Investigator programs as an FRSQ-funded student and earned a Ph.D. in Experimental Surgery.

Dr. Spicer completed his training in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the world’s largest cancer center – the University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. His clinical interests focus on minimally invasive approaches to lung cancer as well as complex resections for advanced thoracic malignancies. He has paired his clinical focus with a comprehensive research program in cancer metastasis. His laboratory studies the link between inflammation and metastasis with a particular focus on neutrophil and circulating tumor cell interactions.