Milita Zaheed
Current role
Cancer Genetics Staff Specialist, Prince of Wales Hereditary Cancer Centre; Visiting Medical Officer, Canberra Health Services.听
Expertise
Dr. Milita Zaheed is a medical oncologist with specialized training in cancer genetics. She completed her medical oncology training at Chris O鈥橞rien Lifehouse and Concord Hospital and cancer genetics training at Prince of Wales Hospital and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in cancer genetics with the Garvan Institute, focusing on enhancing current existing mechanisms of identifying patients and families who may carry a genetic predisposition to develop cancers and identify genetic susceptibilities to developing rarer cancers. Dr. Zaheed's expertise extends to the identification of patients who may unknowingly carry an unrecognized germline pathogenic variant through tumour profiling results conducted for therapeutic reasons.
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Contact us
P: 02 9382 5111
F: 02 9382 5180
E:听precisioncareinitiative@unsw.edu.au
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Nelune Comprehensive Cancer Centre
Prince of Wales Hospital
Randwick NSW 2031