Early Career Scientists

Courtney Coschi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Oncology with a research interest in lung cancer treatment.

Dr. Elysia Donovan is a radiation oncologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Oncology. She has a research interest in oligometastatic disease.

Dr. Mira Goldberg is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Oncology. Her research interests include the treatment of patients with breast cancer, radiation fractionation, and quality assurance in radiation trials. She is very involved in clinical trials at the Juravinski Cancer Centre and through OCOG and took a leadership role in the development of detailed contouring guidelines currently used in clinical trials of breast cancer nodal irradiation such as the MA.39 and RHEAL clinical trials. Dr. Goldberg hopes to capitalize on her experience in clinical trials research and her understanding of radiation fractionation to explore alternate fractionation regimens for sarcomas of the extremity.

Adi Kartolo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Oncology and has a research interest in biomarkers and metastasis in stage III NSCLC after chemoradiation.

Dr. Oren Levine is a medical oncologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Oncology. He has clinical expertise in gastrointestinal malignancies and breast cancer. His research addresses: 1) communication training for person-centred care for patients and families with advanced cancer diagnosis, 2) evaluating electronic learning in oncology, and 3) early integration of a palliative approach to care in oncology for patients with advanced cancer.

Dr. Elena Parvez is a surgical oncologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery. Her clinical expertise and research interests are in breast cancer. She is exploring breast cancer outcomes in refugees to Canada who have breast cancer. She has received funding from Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to conduct a trial which identifies a strategy to avoid post-neoadjuvant radiation therapy in patients with locally advanced breast cancer who have a complete response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

Dr. Kara Schnarr is a radiation oncologist and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Oncology. Her research interests are Gynecological cancers, SBRT and health services research. She has collaborative projects through the ICES cancer research program at McMaster University.

Dr. Karen Zhang is a psychologist and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences. Her research interests are in understanding and addressing psychosocial factors that impact patient adjustment to malignant diseases.