Dr. Roger Buckley
MD, FRCSC
Vice President, STAR Cancer Care Ltd
Urologist
Dr. Roger Buckley is a urologist at North York General Hospital. Dr. Buckley was born and raised in Toronto. He attended the University of Toronto where he earned his Doctor of Medicine in 1980. He completed his internship and urology residency also at the University of Toronto. He has been on staff at North York General Hospital since 1985 and was Chief of Urology from 2002 - 2023. He has been a member and chaired many committees during this time. He was president of the Medical Staff Association and on the Board of Governors of the Hospital from 1998 – 2000.
He helped conceptualize and open the Gale and Graham Wright Prostate Center together with Dr. Andrew Loblaw at North York General Hospital as a joint partnership with Sunnybrook Hospital in 2007. The Wright Prostate Center has promoted multidisciplinary approaches to the management of prostate cancer and has helped develop the successful use of transperineal prostate biopsy techniques under local anesthetic.
Roger Buckley has been a keen promoter of community urology activities in Toronto and beyond. His research interests and publications include prostate and urothelial cancer. His citation rate is 1786. He is the Vice President of the International Bladder Cancer Group (IBCG) and serves as an advisor to the Prostate Cancer Support Toronto (PCS Toronto). He is a proud father of 3 young men and maintains a keen interest in golf and cycling.