Dr Claire Paterson is an NHS consultant clinical oncologist in head and neck cancers at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow and honorary senior lecturer, University of Glasgow. She holds a NHS Research Scotland (NRS) Senior Fellowship.

She is a leads clinical research in head and neck cancer in the Cancer Research UK (CRUK) RadNet Glasgow Centre. These roles have enabled her to develop and deliver clinical studies in head and neck cancer as well as contribute to several multi-centre studies as local principal investigator or UK chief investigator.

Dr Paterson serves on the West of Scotland Managed Clinical Network advisory board for head & neck cancers and is a BAHNO council member. Claire has published several peer reviewed papers and is currently undertaking a research MD