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

• Laura Burge, Gabriela Ilie, Cody MacDonald, Hayley Riel, Rob David Harold Rutledge (2023) Changes in Stress Reduction Following a 28-Day Prostate Cancer Patient Empowerment Program (PC-PEP) among Prostate Cancer Survivors
• Gabriela Ilie, Cody MacDonald, Hal Richman, Ricardo A Rendon, Ross Mason, Alexandra Nuyens, Greg Bailly, David Bell, Nikhilesh Patil, David Bowes, Emmi Champion, Derek Wilke, Lia Massoeurs, Nada Hassan, Rob Rutledge (2023) CUA 2023 Annual Meeting Abstracts–Poster Session 9: Oncology–Prostate (Part 2)
• Gabriela Ilie, Ricardo Rendon, Ross Mason, Cody MacDonald, Michael J Kucharczyk, Nikhilesh Patil, David Bowes, Greg Bailly, David Bell, Joseph Lawen, Michael Ha, Derek Wilke, Peter Massaro, Jeffery Zahavich, George Kephart, Robert David Harold Rutledge (2023) A Comprehensive 6-mo Prostate Cancer Patient Empowerment Program Decreases Psychological Distress Among Men Undergoing Curative Prostate Cancer Treatment: A Randomized Clinical Trial
• Gabriela Ilie, Robert DH Rutledge  (2023) Reply to Zhipeng Mai, Weigang Yan, and Zhien Zhou'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
• Gabriela Ilie, Robert David Harold Rutledge (2022) Reply to Mauricio Plata, Cesar Diaz Ritter, and Nicolás Badillo'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. In press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2023.02.009

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