Short CV
Dr. David Charles HURMAN
Date of Birth : 09/02/52
GMC No : 2251736
Home Address : The Old Police House, Ardoe, Blairs,
Aberdeen AB12 5YP, Scotland, U.K.
Telephone : 01224-864410
Work Address : Dept. of Clinical Oncology, Clinic “D”,
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill,
Aberdeen AB25 2ZN
Telephone : 01224-559570
Fax : 01224-554183
e-mail : david.hurman@nhs.net
Qualifications :
MB, ChB
DTM&H
DMRT
FRCR
Hon MD
Liverpool University 1975
School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool University 1978
Liverpool University 1981
Fellow Royal College of Radiologists, London 1985
University of Manitoba 1987
Present Appointments :
Consultant in Clinical Oncology, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Aberdeen
Visiting Consultant, Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital, Nepal
Expert Adviser, Nepal Cancer Relief Society
Director & Medical Adviser, The Nepal Trust
Previous Appointments :
Macmillan Lead Cancer Clinician 1999-2001
Clinical Group Coordinator, Aberdeen & North Centre for
Haematology, Oncology & Radiotherapy (ANCHOR) 1999-2001
Head of Service for Clinical Oncology 1992-1999
Membership of Committees and Societies :
British Association of Head & Neck Oncologists
UK Head & Neck Clinical Oncologists Forum
UK Children’s Cancer Study Group
UKCCSG Radiotherapy Sub-Group
Co –Chair UKCCSG PODC - Paediatric Oncology in Developing
Countries Group
British Oncological Association
Scottish Radiological Society
National Cancer Alliance
NHS Consultants Association
British Association of Medical Managers
North East Scotland Cancer Coordinating and Advisory Group
Scottish Cancer Group
Scottish Executive National Panellist for Clinical Oncology
Scottish Radiotherapy Minimum Data Set Working Party
National Head and Neck Cancer Data Set Committee
Heads of Service Committee – Royal College of Radiologists
Faculty Board – Royal College of Radiologists
Scottish Adult Neuro-Oncology Network (SANON) – Member
Executive Committee and Clinical Lead Guidelines Section
Recent Publications :
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Mendis KR, Tildsley J, Williams GJ, Townend J, Hurman D, Abraham P,
Bevan JS, Olson JA. Orbital Irradiation Combined with Systemic
High-Dose Corticosteroid Therapy for Graves’ Ophthalmopathy in
North-East Scotland. Abstract: ARVO 2008.
Hurman DC, Robertson AG. Radiotherapy and Brachytherapy. In:
Scottish Audit of Head and Neck Cancers 1999-2002. Edinburgh: ISD
Scottish Executive, 2004:123-135.
Macdonald G, Hurman DC. Influence of anaemia in patients with
head and neck cancer receiving adjuvant postoperative
radiotherapy in the Grampian region. Clinical Oncology 2004; 16:
63-70.
Levack P, Graham J, Collie D, Grant R, Kidd J, Kunkler I, Gibson A,
Hurman D et al. Don’t Wait for a Sensory Level – Listen to the
Symptoms: a Prospective Audit of the Delays in Diagnosis of
Malignant Spinal Cord Compression. Clinical Oncology 2002; 14:
472-480.
Research :
Principal Investigator for following multi-centre clinical trials
 BR12 – Temozolomide in recurrent glioblastoma
 QUARTZ – WBRT for brain metastases from NSCLC
 PET-NECK – Post-chemoradiotherapy RND in H&N cancer
 CENTRIC – Cilengitide in glioblastoma
Guest Lectures :
“Radiotherapy in Developing Countries – Problems and
Solutions” 2nd SAARC Conference on Clinical Oncology,
Kathmandu, Nepal. 7-9 March 2003.
Awards :
Nepal Cancer Relief Society Shreyaskar Award – 2001
Only non-Nepali citizen to date to receive this award in
recognition of contribution since 1995 to the development of
Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital (www.ncrs.org.np/bch.htm) as a
multi-disciplinary cancer care centre and in particular the
successful acquisition and installation of a new radiotherapy
treatment facility with on-going commitment to training of local
staff.