Dr. Amit Oza
Dr. Amit Oza
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Dr. Amit Oza
Co-Leader, Ovarian Cancer
Translational Research Initiative

Amit.Oza@uhn.ca

Co-Leader, Ovarian Cancer
Translational Research Initiative

Dr. Amit Oza is Head of the Division of Medical Oncology & Hematology, and Medical Director of the Cancer Clinical Research Unit at Princess Margaret (PM) Cancer Centre. He is also co-Director of the Bras Drug Development Program at PM Cancer Centre, Scientist at the Ontario Cancer Institute, and Professor of Medicine at University of Toronto. He leads OICR’s Ovarian Cancer Translational Research Initiative.

Dr. Oza has been the principal investigator and co-investigator in more than 100 clinical trials for gynecological cancer and advanced colorectal malignancies. He is the past co-chair of the National Cancer Institute Gynecologic Cancer Steering Committee, and Executive Member of the international Gynecologic Cancer InterGroup.

Experience & Education
  • FRCP, Royal College of Physicians
  • MD, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical College
  • MRCP, Royal College of Physicians
  • MB, University of London
  • BSc, University of London
Current Affiliations
  • Senior Staff Physician, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
  • Senior Scientist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
  • Head, Department of Medical Oncology & Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
  • Chair, Investigational Drug Steering Committee, National Cancer Institute
  • Head, Clinical Research DMOH Medicine, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
  • Chair-Elect, Gynecologic Cancer InterGroup
  • Chief Executive Officer, Ozmosis
  • Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto
  • Fields Institute Fellow, Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences
  • Co-founder & Director of Mathematical Medicine, Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences
Select Publications

See Dr. Oza’s recent publications on PubMed.

Research Areas
Treatment
Disease Areas
Colorectal Gynecologic
Awards
  • University of Toronto Award for Teaching Excellence, 1996
  • Hasselback Award for Teaching Excellence, 1994, 1996
  • Proxime Accessit in Walsham Prize in Surgical Pathology, 1983
  • Commendation in Duke Elder National Ophthalmology, 1982
Opportunities to Collaborate

For opportunities to collaborate with Dr. Oza, please contact him directly.

Visit OICR’s Collaborative Research Resources directory for more opportunities to collaborate with OICR researchers.

In the News
Drug combination results in longer survival for patients with recurrent and advanced ovarian cancer
Drug combination results in longer survival for patients with recurrent and advanced ovarian cancer
Feb 26, 2021