MD FRCPC, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
BC Cancer – Vancouver
Dr. Ali Weppler is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia and a medical oncologist specializing in melanoma/skin cancers at BC Cancer – Vancouver. She received a BSc in Life Sciences from Queen’s University and an MD from Western University, followed by residencies in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology. Dr. Weppler subsequently completed a fellowship in Melanoma and Immuno-oncology at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne, Australia and a Masters of Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health. Her research focuses on overcoming mechanisms of resistance to checkpoint inhibitors and exploring the role that elements of the tumor microenvironment play in response to immunotherapy. She also has a research focus in rare skin cancers, such as Merkel cell carcinoma.