Patricia Brooks HBSc, MSc, DDS, FRCD(C), PhD, Diplomate ABOMP

Meet Dr. Brooks

Dr. Brooks obtained her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Western Ontario in 2013, where she studied signalling pathways in osteoblasts and won National and International Awards in recognition of her research. Dr. Brooks completed her dental specialty residency in Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology at the University of Toronto. She obtained her PhD investigating the formation of multinucleated giant cells in the setting of pathological lesions. Currently, she is performing post-doctoral research in the Bratman lab at the Princess Margaret Cancer Research Centre investigating the role of liquid biopsies in the early diagnosis of head and neck cancers.

Dr. Brooks is a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada and a Member of both the Canadian Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Medicine (CAOMPOM) and the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (AAOMP). She maintains Specialty and General Dentistry licenses with the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario and is board-certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (ABOMP). She is also a Board Examiner for the Royal College of Dentists of Canada and National Dental Specialty Examinations.

Dr. Brooks currently lectures for undergraduate and graduate specialty dentistry courses at the University of Toronto in Histology, General Pathology, as well as graduate Oral Pathology. She is a Consultant Staff Oral Pathologist for the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto and the University Health Network of hospitals. Dr. Brooks is also the Education and Fellowship Director for the Department of Dental Oncology.

In her spare time, Patricia loves to bake and do yoga.