Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs

Canadian Universities offering graduate programs in Medical Physics

* Programs accredited by CAMPEP.

Carleton University

Emily Heath, PhD 
Program Director, Physics Department
Carleton University
Herzberg Physics Building
1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
Tel: (613) 520-2600 x 4053
ompi_ao@physics.carleton.ca
 

Degrees available: MSc, Ph.D
Accredited degrees available: Ph.D.
https://physics.carleton.ca/ompi/graduate-studies

Dalhousie University

Alasdair Syme, PhD, FCCPM
Tel: (902) 473-6191
Fax: (902) 473-6120
Department of Radiation Oncology
Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science
Dalhousie University
5820 University Avenue
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 1V7
alasdair.syme@nshealth.ca
http://www.dal.ca/academics/programs/graduate/medical-physics.html 

Accredited degrees available: M.Sc., Ph.D, Certificate +

+ A certificate program is a program of didactic coursework, identified in AAPM Report 1975 (and adopted by CAMPEP), offered by a CAMPEP-accredited graduate or residency program, intended to enable individuals with a PhD or equivalent terminal degree in physics or a related discipline to meet the didactic requirements needed to enter a CAMPEP-accredited residency program.

Laurentian University

Dr. Robert J. Leclair
Tel: (705) 675-1151 x 4355
Fax: (705) 675-4868
Department of Physics
935 Ramsey Lake Road
Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada
rleclair@laurentian.ca

Degrees available: M.Sc.
https://laurentian.ca/graduate-programs 

McGill University

Shirin A. Enger, PhD
Director, Medical Physics Unit
Graduate Program Director, Medical Physics
Canada Research Chair in Medical Physics
Co-Director, FRQS Experimental Therapeutics Axes
Co-Director, McGill Center for Translational Research
Associate Professor, Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology
Associate Member, Department of Physics, Department of Biomedical Engineering
McGill University
Investigator - Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research
Associate Academic Member, Mila - Quebec AI Institute
1001 Décarie Boulevard
Montreal QC H4A 3J1
Tel: (514) 934 8052
Medical Physics Unit Administrative Coordinator: margery.knewstubb@mcgill.ca 
Enger Lab Program Manager: Behnaz.Behmand@mail.mcgill.ca 
http://www.mcgill.ca/medphys

Accredited degrees available: M.Sc., Ph.D., Certificate +

+ A certificate program is a program of didactic coursework, identified in AAPM Report 1975 (and adopted by CAMPEP), offered by a CAMPEP-accredited graduate or residency program, intended to enable individuals with a PhD or equivalent terminal degree in physics or a related discipline to meet the didactic requirements needed to enter a CAMPEP-accredited residency program.

McMaster University

Dr. Fiona McNeill
Tel: (905) 525-9140 ext 24851
Fax: (905) 546-1252
Associate Chair,
Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences Unit
Department of Physics and Astronomy
McMaster University
1280 Main Street West
Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada
medphys@mcmaster.ca

Degrees available: M.Sc., Ph.D.
https://science.mcmaster.ca/graduate/graduate-programs.html 

Queen's University

Dr. Andrew Kerr
Tel: (613) 544-2631 ext 6832
Fax: (613) 544-8208
Kingston Regional Cancer Centre
25 King St. West
Kingston, ON, K7L 5P9, Canada
andrew.kerr@krcc.on.ca

 Degrees available: M.Sc., Ph.D.
http://www.physics.queensu.ca/

Toronto Metropolitan University

Raffi Karshafian, Ph.D.
Tel: (416) 979-5000 x7536
Fax: (416) 979-5343
Department of Physics
350 Victoria Street
Toronto, ON, M5B 2K3, Canada
karshafian@ryerson.ca

Accredited degrees available: M.Sc., Ph.D
http://www.physics.ryerson.ca

Université de Montréal

Jean-François Carrier, Ph.D., MCCPM
tel: (514) 890-8000 poste 11122
Directeur du programme d’éducation en physique médicale de l’Université de Montréal Professeur associé
Département de Physique, Université de Montréal
Physicien médical -- Département de Radio-oncologie, CHUM Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal
1051 Sanguinet, Montreal, QC H2X 3E4

jean-francois.carrier.chum@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
http://physique.umontreal.ca/~physmed/

Degrees available: M.Sc., Ph.D.

Université Laval

Luc Beaulieu, PhD, FAAPM, FCOMP
Directeur, CAMPEP Graduate Medical Physics Program
Tel 1: (418) 525-4444 x15315
Tel 2: (418) 656-2131 x403814
Fax: (418) 691-5268
CHUQ, Hotel-Dieu de Quebec
Département de Radio-oncologie & centre de recherche en cancerologie de l'Universite Laval
11 Cote du Palais
Quebec, QC, G1R 2J6, Canada
beaulieu@phy.ulaval.ca
http://physmed.fsg.ulaval.ca/

Accredited degrees available: M.Sc., Ph.D.

Département de physique, de génie physique et d'optique
Université Laval, Québec, Québec, G1K 7P4, Canada
Tel: (418) 656-2652
Fax: (418) 656-2040

University of Alberta

Director, Department of Medical Physics
Gino B. Fallone, PhD, PPhys, FCCPM, DABMP, DABR, FAAPM, FCOMP
Tel: (780) 432-8750
Cross Cancer Institute
11560 University Avenue
Edmonton, AB T6G 1Z2, Canada

gino.fallone@albertahealthservices.ca
http://mp.med.ualberta.ca/

Accredited degrees available: M.Sc., Ph.D.

University of British Columbia

Director, Medical Physics Program
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Alex Mackay, PhD
Tel: (604) 822-6447
Fax: (604) 822-5324
Clinical Physics Department
British Columbia Cancer Agency
600 West 10th Avenue
Vancouver, B.C., V5Z 4E6
mackay@physics.ubc.ca
https://phas.ubc.ca/ 

Co-Director
Cheryl Duzenli, PhD
Medical Physics Department
British Columbia Cancer Agency
600 West 10th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5Z 4E6
cduzenli@bccancer.bc.ca
http://radiationtherapy.phas.ubc.ca/?q+about

Accredited degrees available: M.Sc., Ph.D.

University of British Columbia - Okanagan Campus

Andrew Jirasek, Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Program in Medical Physics
Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, and Computer Science
I.K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences
ASC 354 - 3187 University Way
Kelowna, BC, V1V 1V7
Tel: (250) 807-8812
Fax: (250) 807-8830
andrew.jirasek@ubc.ca
http://medicalphysics.ok.ubc.ca/welcome.html

Accredited degrees available: M.Sc., and Ph.D.

University of Calgary

Director of Graduate Program
Wendy Smith, PhD, FCCPM
Tel: (403) 521-3422
Fax: (403) 521-3327
Tom Baker Cancer Centre
1331-29 Street NW
Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N2
Medical.physics@albertahealthservices.ca

Accredited degrees available: M.Sc., Ph.D , Certificate +

http://www.ucalgary.ca/rop/

+ A certificate program is a program of didactic coursework, identified in AAPM Report 1975 (and adopted by CAMPEP), offered by a CAMPEP-accredited graduate or residency program, intended to enable individuals with a PhD or equivalent terminal degree in physics or a related discipline to meet the didactic requirements needed to enter a CAMPEP-accredited residency program.

University of Manitoba

Stephen Pistorius, P.Phys, PhD, FCOMP
Program Director and Associate Head: Medical Physics
Department of Physics and Astronomy
301 Allen Building, 30A Sifton Road
Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3T 2N2
Tel: (204) 474-6205
Fax: (204) 474-7622
stephen.pistorius@umanitoba.ca
https://www.sci.umanitoba.ca/physics-astronomy/graduate/graduate-program-options/  
https://www.sci.umanitoba.ca/physics-astronomy/research/medical-physics/

Accredited degrees available: M.Sc., Ph.D.

University of Saskatchewan

Department of Physics & Engineering Physics
116 Science Place, Rm 163
Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2
Phone: (306) 966-6393
Fax: (306) 966-6400
debbie.gjertsen@usask.ca

Degrees available: M.Sc., Ph.D.
https://grad.usask.ca/programs/physics-engineering-physics.php#Program 

University of Toronto

Department of Medical Physics
Princess Margaret Cancer Center
610 University Avenue
Toronto, ON CANADA. M5G 2M9
Program Director: Jean-Pierre Bissonnette, Ph.D.
Tel: (416) 946-4501 Ext:2151 / Fax: (416) 946-6566
jeanpierre.bissonnette@rmp.uhn.ca

Degrees available: M.Sc., Ph.D.
https://medbio.utoronto.ca/medical_physics_phd

University of Victoria

Director, Graduate Pogram in Medical Physics
Wayne A. Beckham, PhD, FCCPM
Tel: (205) 519-5620
Fax: (250) 519-2024
British Columbia Cancer Agency
Vancouver Island Centre
2410 Lee Avenue
Victoria, B.C., V8R 6V5 CANADA
wbeckham@bccancer.bc.ca
http://www.phys.uvic.ca/medphys/index.html

Accredited degrees available: M.Sc., Ph.D., Certificate +

+ A certificate program is a program of didactic coursework, identified in AAPM Report 1975 (and adopted by CAMPEP), offered by a CAMPEP-accredited graduate or residency program, intended to enable individuals with a PhD or equivalent terminal degree in physics or a related discipline to meet the didactic requirements needed to enter a CAMPEP-accredited residency program.

Western University (formerly University of Western Ontario)

Robert Stodilka, PhD, MCCPM
Medical Biophysics Graduate Program
Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry
Room 407
Medical Sciences Bldg
Tel: (519) 661-2111 ext. 86550
Fax: (519) 661-2123
Western University
London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5C1
wendy.hough@schulich.uwo.ca
https://grad.uwo.ca/admissions/programs/program.cfm?p=122 

Accredited degrees available: M.Sc., Ph.D., Certificate +

+ A certificate program is a program of didactic coursework offered by a CAMPEP-accredited graduate or residency program, intended to enable individuals with a doctoral degree in physics or a related discipline to meet the didactic requirements needed to enter a CAMPEP-accredited residency program.