BSc, MD FRCPC, MPH, MBA
Professor of Medicine
BC Cancer – Vancouver
Medical Oncologist, Vancouver Cancer Centre
Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Dr. Sharlene Gill is a Professor of Medicine at the University of British Columbia and a medical oncologist specializing in GI malignancies at BC Cancer – Vancouver. She received a BSc Pharmacy and an MD from the University of British Columbia in 1996 followed by residencies in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology. Dr. Gill subsequently completed a fellowship in Gl Oncology at the Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN) and a Masters of Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health (Boston, MA). In 2017, she completed an MBA from the Kenan-Flagler School of Business at the University of North Carolina. She is actively engaged in education and research, with over 120 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters to her credit. Dr. Gill serves as the Chair of the Canadian Clinical Trials Group (CCTG) GI Disease Site Committee, Chair of the UBC Department of Medicine Mentoring Committee and Chair of the BC Cancer Medical Advisory Committee. She is the President of the Canadian Association of Medical Oncologists (2022-2024). Her TEDx talk in 2022 on ‘How to Flip the Script on Cancer’ delivered her passion for patient advocacy and empowerment.