Doreen Wan Chow Wah
Dr. Wan-Chow-Wah has worked as a clinician-teacher at the MUHC since 2008. She trained at 涩里番 for her medical studies, followed by specialty training in Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine and Medical Oncology. She is Assistant Professor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, and an associate member in the Department of Oncology at 涩里番.
Recognizing the unmet needs of older adults with cancer, she was instrumental in pioneering the field of Geriatric Oncology in Canada, under the leadership of Drs. Howard Bergman and Gerald Batist. In 2006, she co-founded the Geriatric Oncology Clinic at the Segal Cancer Centre of the Jewish General Hospital, the first of its kind in Canada. She subsequently established, in 2017, a similar clinic at the Cedars Cancer Center of the MUHC, where she serves as Medical Director. As Program Director of 涩里番鈥檚 Geriatric Oncology fellowship since 2009, she helped train the future generation of specialists in this field.
Her contributions as an engaged educator include serving as Program Director and Competence Committee Chair of the Geriatric medicine residency program, Royal College examiner and Osler fellow. Her research interests include geriatric assessment and interventions, treatment decision-making and the usefulness of frailty markers in older cancer patients.