Dr. Mary Salib is a community hematologist working in Southern Ontario at the Walker Family Cancer Centre. She completed her medical training at McMaster University and Hematology Fellowship at the University of Toronto. As a community hematologist, Dr. Salib’s practice is broad and includes all subspecialties of malignant hematology, with a rapidly growing CTCL population. When she started her practice in 2017, these patients were frequently referred out to tertiary care centres creating significant barriers to care. However, through her collaborative efforts with the McMaster University and the University of Toronto Hospitals, she has been able to develop her local systemic therapy program. Barriers still exist when accessing care to dermatology and radiation oncology in her community and she looks forward to continuing to foster relationships amongst these disciplines such that she can offer improved and comprehensive care to this challenging patient population.
Dr. Salib is also an adjunct professor at McMaster University and participates in hematology curriculum development of the undergraduate program as well as training of postgraduate internal medicine and hematology trainees.
🏥 University Affiliation, City, Country: McMaster University, Southern Ontario, Canada
🧪 Area of Focus in Clinical Practice and Research: All disciplines of malignant hematology, with a growing focus on CTCL
🔎 Looking forward to in the field of cutaneous lymphomas and at the 6th WCCL:
Developing ongoing collaboration with other hematologists, dermatologists, and radiation oncologists to provide more accessible and comprehensive care for patients with CTCL
💭 What are you passionate about in medicine or recreationally?
Improving access to care for patients in the community to ensure equality, as well as travelling, hiking, and cooking
🏆 A short story or academic achievement you are proud of: Developing a systemic therapy program to treat CTCL in the community and improve access to care
🌟 Secret to career success: Love the people you work with (patients and colleagues) to help foster meaning and purpose in what you do