Ordinary Member
Prof Shaw is a Honorary Consultant in Oral &
Maxillofacial Surgery at the Aintree and Royal Liverpool NHS
Trusts, The Associate Director & Surgical Oncology Specialty
Lead, NIHR Clinical Research Network (Cancer).
He graduated in Bristol and Glasgow from primary degrees in
dentistry and medicine. After surgical training in Glasgow, Richard
moved to Liverpool in 2001 to undertake higher training in OMFS and
subsequently a head & neck oncology fellowship.
Integrated within this clinical training, Richard completed his
thesis as a RCSEng Research Fellow, as well as DoH Genetics in
Healthcare Fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Centre, USA.
Richard was appointed to Liverpool University and Aintree in
2007, gaining his personal chair in 2012. Richard co-chairs the
Mersey Head & Neck Ocnology Research Group (MHNORG), an
expanding and vibrant multidisciplinary collaboration of clinicians
and scientists committed to improving understanding and treatment
of malignancies of the mouth, throat and larynx.
Following several senior roles in the NCRI Clinical Studies
Groups, Richard was appointed as an associate director of
CRN(Cancer) with a specific remit for advancing surgical oncology
trials and the role of surgeons in the national cancer
portfolio. He also represents OMFS on the Royal College's
Cancer Services Committee and is an Officer of Council &
Treasurer for the International Academy of Oral Oncology.