He is a member of the European Society of Medical Oncology, American Society for Clinical Oncology, Association of Cancer Physicians UK, UK National Cancer Research institute’s melanoma and renal cancer clinical study Groups and the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer.

Professor Wagstaff has co-authored over 127 papers in International Peer reviewed journals. His main research interests are renal cancers, melanoma and sarcomas. He is interested in immunotherapy and the interaction between the immune system and the neo-vasculature within tumours. His main focus has been in developing clinical trials for patients with the above diseases and conducting translational research to better understand the effects of new treatments on patients with cancer.