MD, MSc
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
BC Cancer – Vancouver
Dr. Joao Paulo Solar Vasconcelos is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and a medical oncologist at BC Cancer – Vancouver Centre, specializing in gastrointestinal cancers.
Dr. Solar Vasconcelos completed his medical training in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, earning his medical degree in 2009 from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). He pursued residency training in Internal Medicine (2010–2012) at Baleia Hospital/Benjamin Guimarães Foundation and further specialized in Medical Oncology (2012–2015) at the Mario Penna Institute. Additionally, he completed a Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology clinical and research fellowship at BC Cancer Vancouver/UBC Division of Medical Oncology (2022–2024) and earned a Master of Science (MSc) in Experimental Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine at UBC. He is a clinician investigator focused on biomarker development and clinical trials in gastrointestinal malignancies.