Conference Chairs
Christine Brezden-Masley MD PhD FRCPC
University of Toronto and Mount Sinai Hospital
Dr. Christine Brezden-Masley is a practicing medical oncologist, Professor in the Department of Medicine’s Division of Medical Oncology at the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Director of the Marvelle Koffler Breast Centre at Mount Sinai Hospital as well as the Medical Director of Cancer Program for Sinai Health System in Toronto, Canada. She is a senior scientist for the same Clinical Research Group at the Lunefeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute for Sinai Health System in Toronto, Canada.
Dr. Brezden-Masley is the founder of the COMET (Community Oncologists of Metropolitan Toronto) Clinical Trials Consortium, a web-based virtual network promoting cancer clinical trials throughout the Toronto region. She treats both breast and gastrointestinal (colorectal and gastric cancers) malignancies, which are her major areas of research interest. Her main area of clinical research is cardiotoxicity from cancer therapy and is currently the President of the Canadian Cardio-Oncology Network. She is also on the Board of Directors of ReThink Breast Cancer, a national advocacy and support network for young women with breast cancer and My Gut Feeling, a stomach cancer support network for patients, survivors, and caregivers.
Tulin Cil MD MEd FRCSC
University of Toronto and University Health Network
and Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine. In 2020, she was appointed as the Gattuso Chair in Breast Surgical Oncology.
Dr. Cil leads a variety of studies in the field of health services research, with a focus on breast cancer. The research spans topics including robotic surgical techniques, psychosocial impacts of breast cancer, the development and evaluation of a virtual care platform, as well as improving international breast cancer outcomes. Dr. Cil is affiliated with the Wilson Centre at University Health Network where her research in surgical education focuses on innovative teaching strategies and mechanisms of learning surgical skills.
Faculty Disclosure
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