Joanne Alfieri MMEd, MDCM, FRCPC

Dr. Joanne Alfieri is Associate Chair (Education) and Associate Professor in the Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology and practices as a radiation oncologist at the McGill University Health Centre. A graduate of McGill Medicine (2004), Dr. Alfieri completed her postgraduate clinical training in Radiation Oncology at McGill, followed by a Fellowship in gynecological cancers and image-guided brachytherapy at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne, Australia. Dr. Alfieri’s primary clinical research is focused on gynecological malignancies, evaluating the effectiveness of MRI-guided brachytherapy for cervical cancer, and the role of SBRT in oligometastatic gynecological cancers.

Passionate about medical education, Dr. Alfieri completed a Postgraduate Fellowship at the Institute of Health Sciences Education (IHSE) during her residency. She was awarded the Jonathan Campbell Meakins and Family Memorial Fellowship in 2011. In 2019-2020, she was named the Richard and Sylvia Cruess Faculty Scholar in Medical Education for promoting excellence and scholarship in medical education. Dr. Alfieri earned her Masters degree in Medical Education at the University of Dundee in Scotland. She is currently an Associate member of the IHSE.

In 2021, Dr. Alfieri was recognized for exceptional contributions to education in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and named to the Faculty Honour List for Educational Excellence. That same year, she also received the Canadian Association of Medical Education (CAME) Certificate of Merit Award for promoting medical education in Canadian medical schools.