Alan Coates

Alan Coates
AM FRACP
Alan Coates (2015)
Born (1943-06-27) 27 June 1943 (age 81)
Kew, Victoria, Australia
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
AwardsOrder of Australia
Scientific career
FieldsClinical Oncology
InstitutionsUniversity of Sydney
Garvan Institute
Cancer Council Australia
Voice introduction
recorded July 2015

Alan Stuart Coates AM FRACP (born 27 June 1943) is an Australian professor of clinical oncology, medical researcher and administrator. He was the inaugural CEO of the Cancer Council Australia (1998–2006),[1] former president of the Clinical Oncological Society of Australia (COSA),[2] and co-chair of the St. Gallen International Breast Cancer Conference.[3] He was also the first non-American to be elected to the board of directors of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.[4]

  1. ^ Lowenthal, Ray (May 2006). "Alan Coates and The Cancer Council Australia". Cancer Forum. 30 (2). Cancer Council Australia. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  2. ^ Silver, Sue (December 2000). "Alan Coates – CEO of the Australian Cancer Society". The Lancet. Oncology. 1 (4): 242–245. doi:10.1016/S1470-2045(00)00155-8. PMID 11905642. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  3. ^ "News: Alan Coates receives the St.Gallen Breast Cancer Award 2015". St. Gallen Oncology Conferences. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Professor Alan Coates, Academic Profile". University of Sydney. Retrieved 3 June 2015.