Dr. Parneet Cheema is a medical oncologist and Corporate Division Head of Medical Oncology/Hematology that joined Osler in 2017 having joined us from Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre.

Dr. Cheema is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto in which she also trained in Internal medicine and Medical Oncology.  Dr. Cheema also completed a professional interdisciplinary business and science Master degree in Biotechnology from the University of Toronto. She is an internationally known expert in lung cancer, precision cancer care and immunotherapy in which she has published numerous clinical trials, research papers and consensus statements.

During her time at Osler she advanced the oncology program by starting innovative programs such as the Osler Cancer Immunotherapy Program and led the growth of oncology clinical trials to become a Canadian leader in oncology trials recruitment and offers patients at Osler state-of-the-art treatments through global clinical trials.  In strong collaboration with her pathology colleagues her work and advocacy solidified partnerships that enabled the ability for Osler to offer the most advanced genomics for cancer care in Canada.