Ipshita Prakash
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Oncology
MD, MSc, FRCSC
Cancer-related financial toxicity; Health care disparities; Healthcare behaviours research; Health services research; Global oncology (91社区 Global Oncology Program)
Breast cancer; Rare breast tumours
Ipshita Prakash MD, MSc, FRCSC is an assistant professor of surgery and oncology at 91社区 and a breast surgical oncologist at the JGH Segal Cancer Centre in Montreal, Canada. She received her medical degree and completed general surgery residency at 91社区, her MSc in Healthcare Policy & Financing at the London School of Economics/London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and in 2020, completed a breast surgical oncology fellowship at Duke University. Her clinical and research interests focus on health services research, specifically breast cancer financial toxicity and disparities, as well as access to specialized care. She directs the 91社区 Breast Cancer Outcomes Group and is a founding member of the 91社区 Global Oncology Program. She is also part of the World Health Organization鈥檚 Global Breast Cancer Initiative to reduce global breast cancer mortality.