Marion Algar, MBChB, FC Rad Onc, MMed is a clinical and radiation oncologist based in private practice at Hopelands Cancer Centre in Durban. She obtained her MBChB at the University of Cape Town. She completed her oncology training at Groote Schuur Hospital/University of Cape Town. She treats a variety of cancers but has a special interest in breast cancer and the multidisciplinary approach to its management.
Shaheenah Dawood is a Consultant Medical Oncologist and Professor in Clinical Oncology in the United Arab Emirates. She was trained in medical oncology at McGill University Hospitals in Canada and subspecialised in breast cancer management at MD Anderson Cancer Center. During her training, she was awarded multiple scholar training awards in addition to ASCO merit awards. Dr Dawood has served as an editorial fellow at the New England Journal of Medicine and has an MPH from the Harvard School of Public Health. She has more than 100 papers to her credit including 50 peer review original articles, 30 review articles, and 12 book chapters.
Having served as a reviewer for multiple journals, including the Journal of Clinical Oncology, she is currently leading the oncology clinical trials program at Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai. She also serves as President of the Excellence in Oncology Care (EIOC) annual congress held in Dubai and is Co-Chair of the Asia Pacific Breast Cancer Summit (APBCS), Asia Pacific Gastrointestinal Cancer Summit (APGCS), the international BRCA forum (iBRCAf), and Young Women Forum (YWF) for more than a decade.
Brent Green graduated from the University of the Free State in 2003. After completing his community service, he returned and attained his Master’s Degree in Clinical Oncology in 2010. He entered private practice shortly thereafter and has been serving the central South African community since. Brent’s special interests include breast cancer, lymphoma, and head-and-neck cancers.
Dr Sally-Anne R Khosa is a Consultant Histopathologist with Lancet Laboratories in Johannesburg. She joined Lancet Laboratories in 2010 and, in addition to offering a comprehensive range of services in the discipline of Histopathology, currently serves as the Histopathologist responsible for overseeing the running of the Histology laboratory.
Her special interest in Breast Pathology developed during the course of her career as a Consultant Histopathologist and she is an active member of and contributor to Breast Oncology multidisciplinary teams. Participation in these meetings has in turn deepened her interest in Breast Pathology.
Ernst Marais is the Chief Operating Officer of Icon Oncology and heads up Icon Managed Care. He joined the company in 2009 and has been part of a team of professionals who actively look for ways to innovate in healthcare by practising value-based care (VBC), an approach that focusses on improving clinical outcomes and reducing cost.
Dr Marais successfully negotiated and implemented the first oncology value-based agreement with Discovery Health, today including almost 10 000 cancer patients. He has also played a significant role in educating the Icon Network of Oncologists (representing more than 80% of the private oncologists in South Africa) about the benefits of adapting to a VBC model.
He also successfully negotiated and implemented oncology managed care agreements with the major medical scheme administrators in South Africa, including Discovery Health, MedScheme, and MMI, and implemented radiotherapy provider contracts with Provincial Governments (public-private initiatives).
Dr Marais managed the development of e-Auth®, a software platform used by 164 oncologists in South Africa which grants them real-time authorisation of treatment plans – a first in South Africa. Coupled with the practice of VBC, e-Auth empowers oncologists to give the right care at the right time and the right price.
Dr Marais has an MBChB from the University of the Free State and an MBA from the UCT Graduate School of Business. The topic of his dissertation was the application of Lean Principles in a tertiary medical hospital.
Sumi Padayachee, MB BCh (Wits), DCH (SA), FC Rad (SA) DIAG, is a specialist Interventional Breast Radiologist based in private practice at Arya Stana Bone and Breast Care in Cape Town. She completed her radiology training at the University of the Witwatersrand/Gauteng Academic Hospitals.
Sumi is dedicated to excellent breast and bone healthcare and is focussed on providing her patients with the latest imaging modalities to improve and optimise early detection of Breast Cancer and Osteoporosis. She is a strong advocate of protocol-led-multidisciplinary breast care.
Cicero Urban, MD, PhD, is a Breast and Oncoplastic Surgeon. He is Co-ordinator of the Oncoplastic Division at the Center of Breast Diseases and Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças Breast Unit in Curitiba, Brazil. He is a reviewer for numerous journals and has authored or co-authored more than 150 peer-reviewed papers, more than 80 book chapters, and had organised 6 books, 2 of them in Oncoplastic Surgery and Breast Reconstruction, which were published in several languages. He is the former Dean of Positivo University Medical School and former Editor-in-Chief of Mastology (Journal of Brazilian Society of Mastology). He is currently the Vice-President of the Brazilian Society of Mastology.