Gerald Batist MD, FACP

Dr. Gerald Batist was Chairman of the Department of Oncology, McGill University from 2001 until 2011. He is Director of the McGill Centre for Translational Research in Cancer (MCTRC), which was established to stimulate rapid translation of new discoveries in the research laboratory into clinical benefits for patients. A major award from the Canada Foundation for Innovation allowed for the MCTRC to be expanded to create the Montreal Centre for Experimental Therapeutics in Cancer (MCETC), now a major component of the Segal Cancer Centre at the Jewish General Hospital, which also serves as the Experimental Therapeutics Axis of the Cancer Research Network of the Quebec Health Research Fund (FRSQ). He is also Director of the Segal Cancer Centre.

Dr. Batist’s research programs are in novel therapeutics, and he’s made significant contributions to the development of new cancer treatments. In his capacity as Chairman of Oncology at McGill, he has nurtured the development of a number of multidisciplinary programs that have been highly innovative and are among the first of their kind in Canada. He leads a highly successful laboratory and clinical research program, which has been credited with over 180 scientific publications and a number of book chapters. He has trained many scientists and clinical oncologists and also practices medical oncology.