Professor Spence is a Consultant Surgeon specialising in breast cancer at Belfast City Hospital.  He is a Professor of Surgery at Queen’s University Belfast, an Honorary Professor and Member of the Council at the University of Ulster and he has been awarded Honorary Fellowships from the Royal Colleges of England and Glasgow.  Professor Spence was appointed an OBE in the New Year’s Honours List in 2001.  With a wide range of professional and academic accolades and years of dedicated public service, Professor Spence brings a wealth of knowledge and strategic leadership to Cancer Focus Northern Ireland. Professor Spence is a Consultant Surgeon specialising in breast cancer at Belfast City Hospital.  He is a Professor of Surgery at Queen’s University Belfast, an Honorary Professor and Member of the Council at the University of Ulster and he has been awarded Honorary Fellowships from the Royal Colleges of England and Glasgow.  Professor Spence was appointed an OBE in the New Year’s Honours List in 2001.  With a wide range of professional and academic accolades and years of dedicated public service, Professor Spence brings a wealth of knowledge and strategic leadership to Cancer Focus Northern Ireland.

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