Dr Sandy Sehdev attended medical school at the University of Ottawa and subsequently trained in medical oncology at the University of Toronto and The Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (1991). He worked at The William Osler Health System (Toronto) for 25 years (-2016) and while there was Chief of the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, and lead of the oncology clinical trials program and continuing medical education in oncology. He was a past lead of CME for the Community Oncologists of Metropolitan Toronto (COMET), and a past Director of the Cancer Advocacy Coalition of Canada. He is a co-founder of the CCAF (Canadian Cancer Advocacy Forum), an oncologist led advocacy coalition, and is a scientific advisor for the Canadian Cancer Survivor Network, and the Canadian Breast Cancer Network. He is a nucleus steering committee member of the REAL coalition (Cdn breast cancer guidelines group, associated with Breast Cancer Canada). He is currently a medical oncologist and Assistant Professor at The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, focusing on the treatment of breast and skin cancers and former lead for the breast cancer disease site. He was a past winner of the “Golden Throat” teaching award.