Professor Margot Lehman
Specialist Areas
Professor Margot Lehman is a Senior Radiation Oncologist and Director of the Department of Radiation Oncology, Princess Alexandra Hospital. She is an Associate Professor of Medicine with the University of Queensland.
Her special interests include the management of lung cancer, urological cancer & breast cancer.
Education
Professor Lehman is a graduate of the University of Queensland School of Medicine. Her specialty training was undertaken at the Prince of Wales and Westmead Hospitals, Sydney followed by a Fellowship at the University of Toronto (Sunnybrook Hospital). Dr Lehman joined the staff of the Princess Alexandra Hospital Department of Radiation Oncology in 2002.
Research & Publications
Professor Lehman maintains an active research profile in all her specialty areas of interest. She has over 70 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and published abstracts and has been invited to speak at major national and international meetings.
Professor Lehman has been invited to contribute to Cancer Australia National guidelines on the management of non-small cell lung cancer.
She is a past Executive Member of the Faculty of Radiation Oncology Genitourinary Interest Group and Lung Cancer Interest Groups both of which have published widely cited guidelines for the management of urological and lung malignancies.
Awards & Memberships
Professor Lehman has a particular interest in medical education. She has previously served as Chief Censor of the Royal Australian and New Zealand Faculty of Radiation Oncology, the Chair the Education and Training Committee, and a Faculty Phase 2 Examiner. For her contribution to educational activities, Professor Lehman was awarded the Denise Lonergan Educational Service Award by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists.
Professor Lehman is a member of the Queensland Cancer Control Safety and Quality Partnership Quality Assurance Committee (Breast Cancer Subcommittee).
In 2020 Professor Lehman was awarded the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiology Faculty of Radiation Oncology (RANZCR FRO) Roentgen Medal in recognition of her valuable contribution to the College over a significant period of time.