Dr. Eitan Amir appointed Division Director – Medical Oncology

The Department of Medicine is excited to announce the appointment of Dr. Eitan Amir as Division Director – Medical Oncology beginning on July 1, 2024.  

Dr. Amir is a Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto and a Medical Oncologist at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto, where he also serves as the Head of the Solid Tumour Oncology Program. Previously, Dr. Amir served as the Vice-Chair of the Cancer Research Ethics Board at University Health Network, as the Director of the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Medical Oncology and Hematology Fellowship program and as the Cancer Care Ontario Systemic Therapy Lead for Toronto Central South. Dr. Amir’s clinical interests are the treatment of breast cancer and toxicities of anti-cancer drugs. His academic interests include clinical trial methodology, meta-analysis and outcomes research. Dr. Amir completed his medical degree, internal medicine and medical oncology training at the University of Manchester, UK. He then completed a PhD in Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Toronto. He has over 300 publications, as well as numerous published abstracts and book chapters.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Amir on his appointment and thanking Dr. Monika Krzyzanowska for her dedicated leadership in this role.