MBBS, MSc, MD, FRACP, FRCP(Lon)
Chief Executive Officer, Cancer Australia
Dorothy Keefe
Board Member Australia

Professor Dorothy Keefe is the CEO of Cancer Australia, Australia’s national  cancer agency. Prior to this she had a long and distinguished career as a  medical oncologist at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH), and as Professor of  Cancer Medicine at the University of Adelaide, where she remains an Honorary  Clinical Professor. Her long term research interest has been Supportive Care in  Cancer. She has a Master’s degree in Medical Leadership and a strong interest in  advocacy, career development and mentoring. She is committed to patient-centred care, reducing unnecessary variation in cancer outcomes, and to  improving outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people affected by  cancer. During her tenure as CEO, she has led the enquiry into Lung Cancer  Screening and the development of the first national Australian Cancer Plan.