Dr. Robert Rutledge, MD, FRCPC

Clinical sites

• GU/Breast/Pediatrics

Education

• Undergraduate Math and Computer Science (University of Toronto)
• Doctor of Medicine (University of Toronto)
• Comprehensive Internship in Medicine (Queen’s University, Kingston)
• Radiation Oncology Residency Program (University of Ottawa)
• Certificate in Community Health, Clinical Epidemiology (University of Toronto)
• MacEachern Fellow – Pediatric Radiation Oncology (University of Toronto)

Awards and honours

• NSPAR – Received award for supporting excellence in medical care – January 12, 2011
• Most Accruals in 2010 – Awarded at the Resident Research Day, April 7, 2011
• Cancer Care Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS, Received the Excellence in Patient Care award for significant contributions in the field of radiation oncology and integrated cancer care.
• Doctors Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS, Received award for health promotion in recognition of contribution to physician health and health promotion in oncology patients
• Dalhousie University – Residents, Halifax, NS, Received award from radiation oncology residents for radiation oncology training program.

Recent publications

• MacDonald, C., Ilie, G., Kephart, G., Rendon, R., Mason, R., Bailly, G., Bell, D., Patil, N., Bowes, D., Wilke, D., Kokorovic, A. & Rutledge, Robert D.H.. (2024). Mediating effects of self-efficacy and illness perceptions on mental health in men with localized prostate cancer: A secondary analysis of the Prostate Cancer Patient Empowerment Program (PC-PEP) randomized controlled trial. Cancers, 16(13), 2352.  
• Gillis, C., Ilie, G., MacDonald, C., Mason, R., Rendon, R., Patel, N., Bowes, D., Bailly, G., Bell, D., Wilke, D., & Rutledge, R. (2024). PD61-07 The comprehensive 6-month prostate cancer-patient empowerment program (PC-PEP) improves urinary function among men with prostate cancer: Preliminary results of a phase 4 pan-Canadian and international implementation trial. The Journal of Urology, 211(5S), e1282.  
• MacNevin, W., Ilie, G., Rendon, R., Mason, R., Spooner, J., Chedrawe, E., Patil, N., Bowes, D., Bailly, G., Bell, D., Wilke, D., Zahavich, J. B. L., MacDonald, C., & Rutledge, R. D. H. (2024). PC-PEP, a Comprehensive Daily Six-Month Home-Based Patient Empowerment Program Leads to Weight Loss in Men with Prostate Cancer: A Secondary Analysis of a Clinical Trial. Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.), 31(3), 1667–1688.  
• Ilie, G., & Rutledge, R. D. H. (2024). Reply to Matthias May, Ingmar Wolff, and Sabine D. Brookman-May's Letter to the Editor re: Gabriela Ilie, Ricardo Rendon, Ross Mason, et al. A Comprehensive 6-mo Prostate Cancer Patient Empowerment Program Decreases Psychological Distress Among Men Undergoing Curative Prostate Cancer Treatment: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Eur Urol 2023;83:561-70. European urology, 85(2), e49–e50.  
• Ilie, G., & Rutledge, R. D. H. (2024). Reply to André Pontes-Silva's Letter to the Editor re: Gabriela Ilie, Ricardo Rendon, Ross Mason, et al. A Comprehensive 6-mo Prostate Cancer Patient Empowerment Program Decreases Psychological Distress Among Men Undergoing Curative Prostate Cancer Treatment: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Eur Urol 2023;83:561-70. European urology, 85(2), e45–e46. 
• Lawen, T., Ilie, G., Mason, R., Rendon, R., Spooner, J., Champion, E., Davis, J., MacDonald, C., Kucharczyk, M. J., Patil, N., Bowes, D., Bailly, G., Bell, D., Lawen, J., Wilke, D., Kephart, G., & Rutledge, R. D. H. (2024). Six-Month Prostate Cancer Empowerment Program (PC-PEP) Improves Urinary Function: A Randomized Trial. Cancers, 16(5), 958.

Other interests and achievements

• Co-founded and led a national charity delivering 60+ retreats to 2000+ cancer survivors in 30 cities. Delivered hundreds of public talks and dozen of day-long seminars to people affected by cancer, and health care professionals.
• Co-lead of the Prostate Cancer Patient Empowerment Program - PCPPEP.org
• Co-lead of the Cancer Patient Empowerment Program for all types of cancer, a comprehensive home-based six-month daily program.  CancerPEP.org