ProfessorJonathan Clark

Current Position:

• Lang Walker Family Foundation Chair and Conjoint Professor in Head and Neck Cancer Reconstructive Surgery, Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney and Chris O’Brien Lifehouse.
• Director of Research, Department of Head and Neck Surgery at Chris O’Brien Lifehouse (COBL).
• Deputy Chair and Director of Translational Research, Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Academic Surgery (RPA-IAS).
• Director of the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence for Applied Innovations in Oral Cancer.

Publications and Citation Analysis:

480 peer review journal publications, 18 book chapters principally on head & neck squamous cell cancer (SCC), & 13000 citations and H-index of 67 (GS).

Recent Career Summary and Contribution to Field:

Head and neck ablative and reconstructive surgeon at COBL, the highest volume head and neck cancer surgical service in Australia (50% clinical / 50% research).

Professor Clark is recognised internationally as one of Australia’s leading academic head and neck surgeons with practice changing publications in the oral cancer staging, minimum nodal yield and metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. He was awarded Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for contributions to head and neck cancer in 2019, the Graham Coupland Medal by the RACS in 2020, the PA Shah Medal by the Foundation for Head and Neck Oncology in 2020. Prof Clark is the only Australian in the International Federation of Head and Neck Oncological Societies (IFHNOS) Masters of Surgery Program which selects the top surgeons from each country around the world. He was faculty on the prestigious IFHNOS 2021 World Tour and awarded an honorary membership with the Australasian Society of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (ASOHNS) in 2022. Prof Clark has been an invited speaker at > 180 international and regional/national meetings including several named lectures and visiting Professorships. He has trained 50+ international clinical fellows in advanced reconstruction and has supervised 58 higher-degree and formal undergraduate (Honours/ILP/MD) student projects.