President of Strang Cancer Prevention Center and also Chief of the Breast Service and Attending Surgeon in the Department of Surgery at The New York Weill Cornell Medical Center.
Dr. Osborne holds the academic position of Professor of Surgery, with tenure, at Cornell University Medical College , Adjunct faculty member and Visiting Associate Physician at The Rockefeller University. He also heads a research group studying new diagnostic methods and the process by which breast cancer occurs and its prevention. Until 1991 Dr. Osborne was Head of the Breast Cancer Research Laboratory and Attending Surgeon on the Breast Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
Dr. Osborne received his medical training at the University of London where he was awarded the medical school Governor’s Gold Medal. He trained in surgery in medical centers in the United Kingdom including the Royal College of Surgeons, Charing Cross Hospital, St. James' Hospital, and The Brompton Hospital. In 1977 he was awarded The Raven Prize for research by the British Association of Surgical Oncology. He was on the surgical staff and Honorary Lecturer at the Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research in London prior to coming to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in 1980. Dr. Osborne has lectured in the field of breast disease all over the world and has published and presented over 300 papers and articles. From 1995-1997 he was president of the New York Metropolitan Breast Cancer Group, and in 1995, was appointed secretary-general of the International Society for Cancer Chemoprevention. He is a member of the American Surgical Association, the American Association for Cancer Research, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the Society of Surgical Oncology and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine .
New York Magazine listed Dr. Osborne as one of "The Best Doctors in New York every year since 1991. Dr. Osborne was listed by Good Housekeepingin 1999 as one of the best cancer physicians in the United States and Town & Country listed him as one of the best cancer specialists in the country. His name is listed in the directory of The Best Doctors in America, How to Find the Best Doctors in the New York Metro Area and the Castle Connolly Guide to Americas Top Doctors .
