Mei Ling Yap

About Associate Professor Mei Ling Yap

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  • MBBS,
  • BSc,
  • FRANZCR ,
  • PhD

Associate Professor Mei Ling is a clinician researcher and the Head of the Cancer Program at the George Institute for Global Health. She is an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow (2023-2027) and was the 2024 recipient of the NSW Premier's Outstanding Cancer Research Award for "Improving Equitable Outcomes". She is a Conjoint Associate Professor at UNSW Sydney and Western Sydney University as well as lead of the Collaboration for Cancer Outcomes, Research and Evaluation (CCORE), the Ingham Institute for Medical Research.

A/Prof Yap completed her clinical training in Australia, Singapore and Canada and is a Staff Specialist Radiation Oncologist based at South Western Sydney Local Health District.

A/Prof Yap leads projects supporting cancer services capacity building in low-and middle-income countries in the Asia-Pacific as co-chair of the Asia-Pacific Radiation Oncology Special Interest Group of RANZCR. She serves on the Editorial Board of JCO Global Oncology.

Embedding smoking cessation into lung cancer screening: Priorities of national expert stakeholders in Australia using a modified nominal group technique

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Date published:

Patient perspectives on cardioprotective medication during breast cancer treatment

Cardio-Oncology Date published:

“Treatment utilisation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people diagnosed with prostate cancer in Australia: a population-based study”

The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific Date published:

Development, Co-Design and Pilot Testing of Resources to Support Informed Decision-Making for Lung Cancer Screening in Australia: A Study Engaging Diverse Communities and Expert Healthcare Professionals

Health Expectations Date published:

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