Conference Chairs
Christine Brezden-Masley MD PhD FRCPC
Medical Oncologist, Mount Sinai Hospital
Medical Director, Cancer Program for Sinai Health
Director, Marvelle Koffler Breast Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital
Senior Clinical Scientist, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Tulin Cil MD MEd FRCSC FACS
Gattuso Chair in Breast Surgery
at University Health Network
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Committee
Jean-Francois Boileau MD MSc FRCSC
Surgical Oncologist, Jewish General Hospital Segal Cancer Centre
Associate Professor Surgery and Oncology, McGill University
Director JGH Breast Clinical Trials Group
Stephen Chia MD FRCPC
Professor of Medicine University of British Columbia
Medical Oncologist BC Cancer Vancouver Centre
Vancouver British Columbia
Staff Surgical Oncologist Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
MJ DeCoteau
Patient Group Advocate
Founder and Executive Director
Rethink Breast Cancer
Toronto Ontario
Katarzyna Jerzak MD MSc FRCPC
Assistant Professor Department of Medicine
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Medical Oncologist Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre
Associate Scientist Sunnybrook Research Institute
Anne Koch MD PhD FRCPC
Associate Professor Department of Radiation Oncology
University of Toronto
Lead Princess Margaret Breast Cancer Program
Radiation Oncologist and Clinician-Investigator Radiation Medicine Program
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre University Health Network
Nancy Nixon MD FRCPC
Assistant Professor University of Calgary
Medical Oncologist Breast Tumour Group
Southern Alberta Tumour Team Lead
Tom Baker Cancer Centre
Calgary Alberta
May Lynn Quan MD MSc FRCSC
Professor of Surgery Oncology & Community Health Sciences University of Calgary
Medical Director Calgary Breast Health Program
Scientific Director Strategies for Precision Health in Breast Cancer (SPHERE)
Calgary Alberta
Amanda Roberts MD MPH FRCSC
Breast Surgical Oncologist, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
Division of General Surgery
Temerty Faculty of Medicine University of Toronto
Affiliate Scientist, Sunnybrook Research Institute
Co-Site Lead, Louise Temerty Breast Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Co-Program Director, Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship, University of Toronto
Melinda Wu MD MScCH CCFP FCFP
Assistant Professor Department of Family and Community Medicine
Temerty Faculty of Medicine University of Toronto
General Practitioner in Oncology Breast Centre WCH PMH
Clinical Education Lead Gilgan Centre for Women’s Cancers
Program Co-Director WCH Family Medicine Post-Grad Medical Education
Family Physician Women’s College Hospital
Guest Speakers
Manisha Bahl MD MPH FSBI
Radiologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Jeffrey Q Cao MD MBA FRCPC
Clinical Associate Professor
University of Calgary
Radiation Oncologist
Tom Baker Cancer Centre
President Alberta Medical Association Section of Radiation Oncology
Chair Canadian Radiation Oncology Foundation
Provincial Breast Tumour Team Lead Alberta Health Services Calgary Alberta
Winson Y Cheung MD MPH FRCPC
Professor Cumming School of Medicine University of Calgary
Senior Medical Oncologist Alberta Health Services
Director Oncology Outcomes (O2) Program Charbonneau Cancer Institute
Calgary Alberta
Susan Dent MD FRCPC FIC-OS
Medical Oncologist
Associate Director of Breast Cancer Research
Co-Director Duke Cardio-Oncology Program
Duke Cancer Institute
Professor of Medicine, Duke University
Dirham North Carolina
President International Cardio-Oncology Society
Karen A Gelmon MD FRCPC
Professor of Medicine University of British Columbia
Medical Oncologist, BC Cancer
Chair UBC BC Cancer Research Ethics Board
Fellow Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
Vancouver British Columbia
Jan Willem Henning MBChB FRCPC
Clinical Associate Professor Cumming School of Medicine University of Calgary
Southern Alberta AYA Program
Medical Oncologist Breast and Sarcoma Tumour Groups Tom Baker Cancer Centre
Medical Lead – Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Oncology
Calgary Alberta
Tina Hsu MD FRCPC MMEd
Associate Professor Division of Medical Oncology University of Ottawa
The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre
Ottawa Ontario
Emily Jackson MD FRCPC
Breast Oncology Fellow University of British Columbia
British Columbia Cancer Vancouver Centre
Vancouver British Columbia
Theodora Koulis
Theodora Koulis MD FRCPC
Radiation Oncologist, BC Cancer – Victoria
Clinical Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
Chair, BC Cancer Radiation Oncology Breast Tumour Group
Nathalie LeVasseur MD FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor Department of Medicine
Division of Medical Oncology
University of British Columbia
Medical Oncologist Breast Tumour Group BC CANCER Vancouver Centre
Vancouver British Columbia
Mita Manna MD FRCPC
Associate Professor University of Saskatchewan
Medical Oncologist Saskatchewan Cancer Agency Saskatoon Cancer Centre
Provincial Disease Site Lead for Breast Malignancies
Saskatoon Saskatchewan
Jessica Maxwell MD MS FRCSC FACS
Associate Professor Department of Surgery
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Medical Director
Nebraska Medicine Multidisciplinary Breast Program
Omaha Nebraska USA
Daniel Rayson MD FRCPC
Attending Medical Oncologist and Professor of Medicine QEII Health Sciences Centre and Dalhousie University
Chair of Neuroendocrine
Tumor Disease Site Group
Halifax Nova Scotia
Christine Simmons
Stephanie M Wong MD MPH FRCSC
Assistant Professor
McGill University Medical School
Breast Surgical Oncologist Jewish General Hospital Segal Cancer Centre
Director High Risk Breast Clinic JGH Stroll Cancer Prevention Centre
Montreal Quebec
Rami Younan MD, FRCSC
Medical Director, Breast Cancer Research Group at CHUM
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Montreal
University of Montreal Health Centre (CHUM)
Local Faculty
Lori Bernstein Ph.D., CPsych.
Assistant Professor Department of Psychiatry
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Neuropsychologist and Clinician Investigator
Department of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
David Cescon MD PhD FRCPC
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Medical Oncologist and Clinician Scientist
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Andrea M Covelli MD PhD FRCSC
Assistant Professor Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Department of Surgeyr, Division of General Surgery
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Division of Surgical Oncology Department of Surgery Mount Sinai Hospital
and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Çağdaş Duru MD FEBOPRAS
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Research Fellow
Toronto General Hospital Research Institute
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Andrea Eisen MD FRCPC
Associate Professor Department of Medicine
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Ontario Health (CCO) Breast Cancer Lead
Medical Oncologist and Head Familial Cancer Program
Odette Cancer Centre Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Vivianne Freitas MD MSc
Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Imaging
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Staff of Joint Department of Medical Imaging, Breast Division
University Health Network
Mount Sinai Hospital, Women’s College Hospital
Sonal Gandhi MD MSc FRCPC
Associate Professor Department of Medicine
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Medical Oncologist Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Ezra Hahn MD FRCPC
Radiation Oncologist – Clinician Investigator, Radiation Medicine Program
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Raymond Kim MDPhD FRCPC FCCMG FACMG
Associate Professor Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Medical Geneticist
Caroline K Kramer MD PhD
Associate Professor Department of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Endocrinologist and Clinician-Scientist
Leadership Sinai Centre for Diabetes at Mount Sinai Hospital
Supriya Kulkarni DMRD DNB FRCPC DABR
Associated Professor, Department of Medical Imaging
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Breast Division Head & Associate
Regional Breast Imaging Lead, Ontario Breast Screening Program
Staff Radiologist, Joint Department of Medical Imaging
University Health Network, Mount Sinai Hospital, Women’s College Hospital
David Lim MDCM MEd PhD FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
Division of General Surgery
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Medical Director WCH Breast Centre
Surgical Oncologist Women’s College Hospital
Cindy Maxwell MD FRCSC
Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Women’s College Hospital
Carol Mitchell
Chair in Menopause
Director Menopause and Premature Ovarian Insufficiency Units Mt. Sinai Hospital
Board Member International Menopause Society
President Canadian Menopause Society
Sharon Nofech Mozes MD
Professor Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
of Laboratory Medicine and Molecular Diagnosis
Stephanie Phan OT Reg. (Ont.)
Clinical Lead, Cancer Rehabilitation and Survivorship Program
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Eileen Rakovitch MD MSc FRCPC
Professor Department of Radiation Oncology
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Srinivas Raman MD MASc FRCPC
Assistant Professor Department of Radiation Oncology
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Radiation Oncologist Clinician Investigator Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Danielle Rodin MD MPH FRCPC
Clinician-Investigator, Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Director, Global Cancer Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Director, Equity, Inclusion, and Professionalism, UTDRO
Adena S Scheer MD MSc FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
Division of General Surgery
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
University of Toronto
Surgical Oncologist
St Michael’s Hospital
Brandon Sheffield MD FRCPC
Molecular Pathologist
Advanced Diagnostics
William Osler Health System
Brampton Ontario
Hany Soliman MD FRCPC
Associate Professor
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Radiation Oncologist
Department of Radiation Oncology Odette Cancer Centre
Carol Townsley MD
Assistant Professor
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Medical Director ACTT Clinic
Women’s College Hospital
Wendy Wolfman MD FRCS(C) FACOG NCMP
Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Director Menopause and Premature Ovarian Insufficiency Units Mt. Sinai Hospital
President Canadian Menopause Society and Board Member International Menopause
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