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 early diagnosis of head and neck cancers.

Dr. Brooks is a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada and 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
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.