# Jon Irish

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## TL;DR

Head and neck surgical oncologist who leads the cancer programmes of Ontario Health, the agency that absorbed Cancer Care Ontario, and chairs its Clinical Council.

## Summary

Jon Irish is Vice President, Clinical, Cancer Programs at Ontario Health, the provincial agency that took over the functions of Cancer Care Ontario, and chairs the Ontario Health Clinical Council. He is also Head of the Division of Head and Neck Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery at University Health Network in Toronto. Ontario Health's clinical leadership page describes its clinical leads as province-wide clinicians who shape strategy, set clinical standards and guidelines and design system improvements. Ontario Health's President and CEO is Matthew Anderson.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-10
- Tags: leadership; clinician-scientist; government
- Role: Vice President, Clinical, Cancer Programs, Ontario Health
- Specialisms: Head and neck surgical oncology; Reconstructive surgery; Cancer system leadership

## Sources

- Source: Ontario Health clinical leadership page: https://www.ontariohealth.ca/about/who-we-are/clinical-leadership.html
- Ontario Health senior leadership page: https://www.ontariohealth.ca/about/who-we-are/senior-leadership.html

## Connected records

- institutions: [Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario)](https://onco.cc/institutions/ontario-health-cancer-care-ontario/)
- journals: [Current oncology](https://onco.cc/journals/current-oncology-mdpi/)

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