University of Toronto, Sinai Health system, University of Toronto
Dr. Zlotta, MD PhD, was internationally recruited from Erasme University Hospital in Brussels to Toronto in 2006. He is a Professor in the Department of Surgery (Urology) at the University of Toronto, and holds multiple appointments as Director of Uro-Oncology at Mount Sinai Hospital, Staff surgeon at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/University Health Network, and Associate Member of the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute.
As a clinician, Dr. Zlotta specializes in the treatment of genitourinary cancers, with a particular focus on cancers of the bladder and prostate. As a research scientist, Dr. Zlotta has acted as an investigator for several large-scale international research projects for bladder cancer, and established multi-institutional, international programs. Through these projects, he had the opportunity to work with diverse teams of researchers, clinicians and experts from around the world to support global collaborations for knowledge exchange and to accelerate scientific advancements.
Dr. Zlotta has published over 300 scientific papers in peer reviewed Journals like Lancet, Lancet Oncology, Lancet Digital Health, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Journal of National Cancer Institute among many others, as well as textbook chapters. Similarly, he has co-authored the Canadian Bladder Cancer Guidelines. He has presented his research at numerous international scientific meetings and has been an invited Professor internationally in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. He is the recipient of numerous international awards, including the prestigious EAU Crystal Matula Award in 2000 and the EAU Platinum Award in 2012. Dr. Zlotta's contributions extend beyond his clinical practice and conducting research. He is the former Associate Editor for the journal European Urology, and current Associate Editor of Frontiers in Oncology and Bladder Cancer.
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Saturday, April 29, 2023
7:40 AM – 7:50 AM CST