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Ipshita Prakash

Academic title(s): 

Assistant Professor of Surgery and Oncology

Ipshita Prakash
Contact Information
Phone: 
514-340-8222 ext. 24210
Location: 
Jewish General Hospital
Office: 
E-713
Hospital title: 
Jewish General Hospital CTU2 Director
Degree(s): 

MD, MSc, FRCSC

Awards, honours, and fellowships: 

Fellowship: Breast surgical oncology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA

Current research: 

Cancer-related financial toxicity; Health care disparities; Healthcare behaviours research; Health services research; Global oncology (±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Global Oncology Program)

Clinical Interests: 

Breast cancer; Rare breast tumours

Language(s) spoken: 
English
French
Hindi
Biography: 

Ipshita Prakash MD, MSc, FRCSC is an assistant professor of surgery and oncology at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 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 ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, 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 ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Breast Cancer Outcomes Group and is a founding member of the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Global Oncology Program. She is also part of the World Health Organization’s Global Breast Cancer Initiative to reduce global breast cancer mortality.

Selected publications: 

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