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Department of Oncology

Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary 

In partnership with Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute

Department of Oncology

Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary 

In partnership with Arne Charbonneau Cancer Institute

Francis, George

Medical Oncology

Clinical Associate Professor

EMAIL: george.francis@ahs.ca
Web Presence:

https://sites.google.com/view/albertacancerphysiatry/home

Biography

Dr. George Francis is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences as well as the Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary.  His education includes medical school (University of Alberta – 2011), residency in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (University of Alberta – 2016) and a clinical fellowship in cancer rehabilitation (MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA, 2017). He then returned to Calgary, with a clinical practice in cancer rehabilitation at the Arthur Child Cancer Centre.

Dr. Francis is a passionate medical educator, having won medical education awards both locally and nationally. He is the Educational Lead for the Alberta Cancer Physiatry Program, and the Calgary Cancer Rehabilitation Fellowship Director. He has a vested interest in cancer rehabilitation program development, medical education for trainees and patients, and recognizing the importance of both maximizing and adapting to physical & cognitive functional changes due to cancer and its treatments.

Area of Focus

  • Inpatient and Outpatient Cancer Rehabilitation
  • Post-Graduate Medical Education

Summary of Research

Engaged in clinical research around the feasibility & program implementation of cancer rehabilitation for all tumor groups and cancer patients throughout Alberta:

  1. Capozzi LC, Wagoner C, Daun JT, Murphy L, Nakoneshny SC, Francis GJ, Dort JC, Sauro K, Culos-Reed SN. Feasibility of a Physiatry Assessment Clinic to Address Physical Impairment in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Following Neck Resection and Free Flap Reconstruction. Curr Oncol. 2025 Oct 7;32(10):562.
  2. Wagoner CW, Daun JT, Cannon J, Danyluk J, Langelier D, Francis GJ, Culos-Reed SN, Perry S. A single-arm feasibility study protocol for a multiphasic multimodal exercise prehabilitation intervention in individuals receiving allogeneic stem cell transplant. PM R. 2025 Aug;17(8):917-926.
  3.  Daun, J. T., Bansal, M., Iversen, R. L., McDonough, M. H., Urgoiti, G. R., Dhruva, T., McLaughlin, E., Capozzi, L. C., Easaw, J. C., McNeely, M. L., Francis GJ, & Culos-Reed, S. N. (2025). “I Got My Trophy”: The Story of Implementing a Neuro-Oncology Exercise Program from the Patient and Caregiver Lens—A Qualitative Study. Current Oncology, 32(2), 111.

Area Of Focus

  • Inpatient and Outpatient Cancer Rehabilitation
  • Post-Graduate Medical Education

Summary Of Research

Engaged in clinical research around the feasibility & program implementation of cancer rehabilitation for all tumor groups and cancer patients throughout Alberta:

  1. Capozzi LC, Wagoner C, Daun JT, Murphy L, Nakoneshny SC, Francis GJ, Dort JC, Sauro K, Culos-Reed SN. Feasibility of a Physiatry Assessment Clinic to Address Physical Impairment in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Following Neck Resection and Free Flap Reconstruction. Curr Oncol. 2025 Oct 7;32(10):562.
  2. Wagoner CW, Daun JT, Cannon J, Danyluk J, Langelier D, Francis GJ, Culos-Reed SN, Perry S. A single-arm feasibility study protocol for a multiphasic multimodal exercise prehabilitation intervention in individuals receiving allogeneic stem cell transplant. PM R. 2025 Aug;17(8):917-926.
  3.  Daun, J. T., Bansal, M., Iversen, R. L., McDonough, M. H., Urgoiti, G. R., Dhruva, T., McLaughlin, E., Capozzi, L. C., Easaw, J. C., McNeely, M. L., Francis GJ, & Culos-Reed, S. N. (2025). “I Got My Trophy”: The Story of Implementing a Neuro-Oncology Exercise Program from the Patient and Caregiver Lens—A Qualitative Study. Current Oncology, 32(2), 111.
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