I am a Medical Oncologist at The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre and Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Ottawa. I obtained my MD at McMaster University and completed my postgraduate training in Internal Medicine at the University of Ottawa. I continued my training in Medical Oncology in Ottawa, followed by a fellowship year in Clinical Research with the National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group. Presently, I am the Vice Chair of the Patient Quality & Safety Committee, a member of Cancer Care Ontario Breast Disease Site Group Practice Guidelines Committee, IND working group for the Breast Cancer Disease Site Committee of the National Cancer Institute for Canada Clinical Trials Group and Grant Review Panel member for the Canadian Institute of Health Research.
I am the founder of the Canadian Cardiac Oncology Network, an organization dedicated to improving our understanding of how cancer treatments impact cardiovascular health with the ultimate goal of preventing cardiotoxicity.
My areas of interest include breast cancer, treatment toxicities and cardiotoxicity.
Founder @ From 2011 to Present (4 years) Ottawa, OntarioMedical oncologist @ From January 2001 to Present (14 years 10 months) Medical Oncologist @ From June 1995 to December 2000 (5 years 7 months)
Bachelor of Science, Kinesiology and Exercise Science @ University of Ottawa From 1992 to 1995 Gloucester high school Susan Dent, MD FRCPC is skilled in: Clinical Research, Hospitals, Medical Education, Healthcare Management, Healthcare, Medicine, Patient Safety, Cancer, Internal Medicine, Inpatient, Oncology, Healthcare Information..., Clinical Trials, Public Health, EMR, Treatment, Critical Care, Surgery, Epidemiology, Palliative Care, Health Services Research, Teaching, Radiation Therapy, ICU