About the International Cardio-Oncology Society
We take cancer survival to heart.
Globally, there are nearly 50 million cancer survivors, resulting, in part, from extraordinary advancements in oncology treatments.
The International Cardio-Oncology Society is committed to raising awareness about cardiovascular disease that commonly occurs in patients undergoing treatment for cancer. The ongoing success and complexity of current life-saving therapies has led to the recognition by healthcare providers, patients, and caregivers that cardiac health is vitally important in order to obtain the best patient outcomes. We aim to enhance recognition among providers that prevention and early detection of cardiovascular disease is essential to providing optimal protection for our patients.
Cardio-Oncology promotes collaboration between oncologists, hematologists, and cardiologists to protect the cardiovascular health of all patients who are undergoing or have undergone cancer therapy.
Founded
2009
Eliminate cardiovascular disease as a barrier to effective cancer therapy in all of our patients being treated or who were previously treated for cancer.
IC-OS exists to advance cardiovascular care of patients with cancer and survivors by promoting collaboration among researchers, educators, and clinicians around the world.
What Is Cardio-Oncology?
Cardio-Oncology is the collaboration between oncologists, hematologists, and cardiologists to effectively and proactively protect the cardiovascular health of patients with cancer.
Hear Our Story
Learn more about the history of cardio-oncology and how we’ve helped raise awareness.
Our Leadership
Susan Dent, MD, FRCPC, FICOS
President, IC-OS
Dr. Dent attended McMaster University Medical School in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and completed her residency training in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology at the Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She subsequently completed a post-graduate research fellowship year in clinical trials at the Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG) in Kingston, Ontario, and was subsequently appointed as a staff medical oncologist at the Northwestern Ontario Cancer Center in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
In 2001, Dr. Dent returned to Ottawa, where she specialized in the treatment of breast cancer. In 2008, Dr. Dent, working with her cardiology colleagues, established a multidisciplinary cardio-oncology clinic in Ottawa— the first of its kind in Canada. In 2011, she founded the Canadian Cardiac Oncology Network (CCON), a not-for-profit organization devoted to optimization of cancer care for patients without compromising cardiovascular health. She currently serves as Professor of Medicine, Associate Director of Breast Cancer Clinical Research, and Co-Director Duke Cardio-Oncology Program at Duke University School of Medicine.
Teresa López-Fernández, MD
Vice President
Daniel Lenihan, MD
Immediate Past President, Founder
Anita Arnold, MD, MBA
Board Member
Michael Fradley, MD
Board Member
Alexander Lyon, MA, BM, BCh, PhD, FRCP, FHFA
Board Member, Senior Lecturer
Joseph Carver, MD, FACC
Board Member
Eric Harrison, MD
Emeritus Board Member
