Richard J. Shaw MD, MBChB, FRCS, RCPS, FDS RCS

Richard J. Shaw is an Honorary Consultant in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at the Aintree and Royal Liverpool NHS Trusts, The Associate Director & Surgical Oncology Specialty Lead, at NIHR Clinical Research Network (Cancer).

He graduated from Bristol and Glasgow with primary degrees in dentistry and medicine. After surgical training in Glasgow, Richard moved to Liverpool in 2001 to undertake higher training in OMFS and subsequently a head & neck oncology fellowship.  Integrated within this clinical training, Richard completed his thesis as an RCSEng Research Fellow, as well as DoH Genetics in Healthcare Fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Centre, USA.

Richard was appointed to Liverpool University and Aintree in 2007, gaining his personal chair in 2012. Richard co-chairs the Mersey Head & Neck Oncology Research Group (MHNORG), an expanding and vibrant multidisciplinary collaboration of clinicians and scientists committed to improving the understanding and treatment of malignancies of the mouth, throat, and larynx.

Following several senior roles in the NCRI Clinical Studies Groups, Richard was appointed as an associate director of CRN(Cancer) with a specific remit for advancing surgical oncology trials and the role of surgeons in the national cancer portfolio.  He also represents OMFS on the Royal College's Cancer Services Committee and is an Officer of the Council & Treasurer for the International Academy of Oral Oncology.