Susan Dent, MD, FRCPC, FICOS
Certified Cardio-Oncologist
About Susan Dent, MD, FRCPC, FICOS
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.
Education & Training
Doctoral Degree
McMaster University Medical School
