Biography
Dr Anna Kirby is a Consultant Clinical Oncologist at Icon Cancer Centre London, specialising in the treatment of breast cancer. She graduated from Cambridge University in 1995 with a first-class honours degree in Medicine and Psychology and completed her medical qualifications at Cambridge University Medical School in 1997.
Dr Kirby completed her general medical training at St George’s Hospital, London, followed by specialist oncology training at The Royal Marsden and Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals. She undertook research into breast radiotherapy as part of an MD program at The Royal Marsden and The Institute of Cancer Research between 2007 and 2009. Her publications have addressed methods of improving the accuracy of breast radiotherapy delivery to reduce side-effects of treatment and also the development and implementation of heart-sparing breast radiotherapy techniques as a national standard of care. Dr Kirby is Chief Investigator of the FAST-Forward Boost Trial, Technical Radiotherapy Lead for the PARABLE Proton Trial, and Breast Lead on the CORE trial evaluating the role of stereotactic radiotherapy in treating metastatic disease.
Dr Kirby is committed to providing personalised care for her patients, utilising the latest research and advanced techniques in breast cancer radiotherapy.
Alongside her clinical practice, Dr. Kirby was President of the European Society of Radiation Oncology (ESTRO) from 2022-24 and remains a member of the ESTRO Board.