Philippe Bedard
Canada
Philippe Bedard is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto. He is a Staff Medical Oncologist in the Division of Medical Oncology and the Fellowship Director for the Bras Family New Drug Development Program at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre.
Dr. Bedard received his medical degree from the University of Toronto where he was awarded the Cody Academic Silver Medal. He completed his Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology specialty training at the University of Toronto.
Dr. Bedard received additional fellowship training in clinical and translational research at the Breast International Group (BIG). The Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recognised him with a 2012 Career Development Award.
Dr. Bedard's clinical practice includes the treatment of patients with breast and testicular cancers. As the Clinical Director for the Cancer Genomics Program at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, his research involves early phase clinical trials and the personalisation of cancer treatment based upon the results of testing for DNA mutations within tumour cells.