Professor Desmond Yip
MBBS FRACP
Medical Oncologist
Session Times
Tuesday am
Professor Desmond Yip is a graduate of the University of Sydney training in medical oncology at Westmead Hospital and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital prior to a three-year Fellowship at the Guy’s and St Thomas’s Hospital in London. He is presently the Clinical Director of the Department of Medical Oncology at the Canberra Region Cancer Centre at The Canberra Hospital. He is an academic oncologist who has expertise in novel cancer drug development and has a number of translational research collaborations with laboratory scientists at the Australian National University and Queensland Medical Research Institute. He is an active member of the Australasian Gastrointestinal Trials Group (AGITG) serving on clinical trial management committees as well as leading an international multicentre study. He has academic appointments at the Australian National University, University of Canberra and University of Sydney.
Consultant Medical Oncologist
Professor, ANU Medical School Australian National University
Adjunct Professor, University of Canberra
Honorary Associate, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney
Special Interests
Gastrointestinal cancers
Gastrointestinal stromal tumour
Neuroendocrine tumours
Hospital Affiliations
The Canberra Hospital (Garran, ACT)
National Capital Private Hospital (Garran, ACT)
Calvary Public Hospital (Bruce, ACT)
Professional Memberships
Medical Oncology Group of Australia (Executive Member)
Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (Chair, Global Oncology Group)
American Society of Clinical Oncology
European Society of Medical Oncology
Australasian Gastrointestinal Trials Group
Private Cancer Physicians Australia (Treasurer)
Australian Medical Association
Awards and Publications
Languages spoken (other than English)
Chinese-Cantonese
