Zarnie Lwin

Biography

Dr Zarnie Lwin is a Senior Staff Specialist Medical Oncologist from the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, University of Queensland, Australia. She obtained her MBBS degree in Rangoon, Burma, then pursued physician training in Johannesburg, South Africa, medical oncology training in Australia, and undertook a Fellowship in Neurooncology and Health Services Research at Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Canada. Dr Lwin is the immediate ex Vice-Chair and Treasurer of the Medical Oncology Group of Australia (MOGA), and a current National Executive member. She is Co-Lead for the 2016 Australian Medical Oncologist Workforce Study. Dr Lwin is Chair of Co-operative Group of Neurooncology (COGNO) Outreach including the COGNO Outreach Educational Preceptorship Program. She has convened several national Annual Scientific Meetings in Australia, and has been the Co-Convenor of the COGNO Idea Generation Workshop for the past 4 years. She was the Scientific Program Co-Lead, Chair of the Social Committee, and Organising Committee Member for the Asian Society of Neurooncology ASNOCOGNO ASM 2016 in Australia which attracted delegates from 20 countries.

Research Interest

Her main research interests include the interface where sociology meets oncology, and improving cancer outcomes for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities (CALD).