# Purnima Sundaresan

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## TL;DR

Sydney radiation oncologist who is President of TROG Cancer Research, Australasia's radiation oncology trials group.

## Summary

Purnima Sundaresan is President of the Board of TROG Cancer Research (Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group), the cooperative group that designs and runs radiotherapy clinical trials across Australia and New Zealand. A radiation oncologist and professor in Sydney, her research interests include clinical trials and health services research in radiation oncology. Her role is listed on TROG's board page.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-10
- Tags: leadership; clinician-scientist; radiotherapy; clinical trials
- Role: President
- Specialisms: Radiation oncology; Clinical trials; Health services research

## Sources

- Society page: https://trog.com.au/about-us/our-board/
- PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Sundaresan+P%5BAuthor%5D

## Connected records

- companies: [TROG Cancer Research](https://onco.cc/companies/trog/)
- journals: [Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology](https://onco.cc/journals/journal-of-medical-imaging-and-radiation-oncology/)

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