James Rutka

Current Position:

Neurosurgeon, Division of Neurosurgery RS McLaughlin Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery

Education:

  1. 1989: FRCSC-Neurosurgery, Specialty Certificate in Neurosurgery, The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
  2. 1984–1987: Doctorate, PhD, Experimental Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, U.S.
  3. 1977–1981: Medicine, M.D., Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
  4. 1975–1977: Bachelor’s Degree, Chemical Engineering (B.Sc.),Princeton University, New Jersey, U.S

Professional Experiences:

  1. 2011–present: RS McLaughlin Chair, Department of Surgery, Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
  2. 1999–present: Professor, Department of Surgery, Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
  3. 1999–present: Senior Scientist, Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON
  4. 1997–present: Director, The Labatt Brain Tumour Research Centre (BTRC), The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON
  5. 1994–present: Co-Founder and Medical Director, Brainchild, Toronto, ON