Medical Oncologist

Dr Umbreen Hafeez

MBBS, MRCP, FRACP, PhD

Dr Umbreen Hafeez is an experienced medical oncologist and clinician scientist with particular interests in breast cancer and genitourinary cancers, including prostate, kidney, bladder and testicular cancer.

Her medical career has included training in both the United Kingdom and Australia. She completed foundation year training at Rotherham General Hospital in South Yorkshire, core medical training at Whittington Hospital in London and commenced oncology training at Kent Oncology Centre, before continuing specialist training at Canberra Hospital and Austin Health.

Dr Hafeez was awarded Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 2017 and has completed a PhD through the Tumour Targeting Laboratory at the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute. 

Dr Hafeez is passionate about patient-centred care and committed to promoting and enhancing high-quality care, strengthening research skills and access to cancer treatment, advocating health equity and supporting patients to live the life they value during treatment.

Special Interests:

  • Breast cancer
  • Prostate cancer
  • Kidney cancer
  • Bladder cancer
  • Testicular cancer
  • Genitourinary cancers
  • Cancer clinical trials
  • Palliative and supportive cancer care
  • Health equity and access to cancer research

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Thesis: anti-ErbB3 antibodies in the treatment of cancer – La Trobe University, 2025
  • Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians – Medical Oncology (FRACP), 2017
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Oncology, Institute of Cancer Research, London, 2013
  • Member of the Royal College of Physicians, London (MRCP), 2008
  • Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), University of the Punjab, Pakistan, 2002

Sub-Specialised Fellowship Training

  • Medical Oncology Clinical Trials Fellow, Olivia Newton-John Cancer & Wellness Centre, 2017

Registrar / Specialist Training

  • Medical oncology training, Canberra Hospital
  • Clinical oncology training, Kent Oncology Centre, United Kingdom
  • Core medical training, Whittington Hospital, North London
  • Foundation training, Rotherham General Hospital, South Yorkshire

Academic, Research & Professional Appointments

  • Consultant Medical Oncologist, Olivia Newton-John Cancer & Wellness Centre, Austin Health
  • Honorary Post Doctoral Fellow, Tumour Targeting Laboratory, Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute
  • Consultant Medical Oncologist, Northern Blood & Cancer Care, Northern Private Hospital
  • Consultant Medical Oncologist, Warringal Private Hospital
  • Professional Practice Tutor, MD Program, University of Melbourne

Memberships

  • American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
  • Australia and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate Cancer Trials Group (ANZUP)

Awards & Career Achievements

  • Deputy Clinical Director, North Eastern Melbourne Integrated Cancer Services (NEMICS), 2023-2026
  • Research Grant – Primary Investigator: Enhancing our healthcare systems to identify patients from CALD communities. Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre Alliance (VCCC), 2024
  • Research Grant, Co-Investigator: Enhancing the therapeutic targeting of FGFR-driven bladder cancers from Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute – Clinician Scientist Partnership Program, 2022
  • RACP Engage Australian Digital Health Agency Scholarship, 2020
  • MOGA–IPSEN Trainee Travel Award, 2016

Research Interests

  • Developing and characterising novel anti-ErbB3 antibodies
  • Cancer drug development
  • Breast and genitourinary cancer research and clinical trials
  • Heath equity

Research Profile

Peer-reviewed research publications are available through major academic databases, including Google Scholar.

Consulting Locations

Epping
Northern Blood & Cancer Care
Northern Private Hospital

Heidelberg
Darebin Street Specialists
66 Darebin St
Heidelberg VIC 3084

Hospital / Clinical Appointments

  • Consultant Medical Oncologist, Northern Private Hospital
  • Consultant Medical Oncologist, Austin Health
  • Consultant Medical Oncologist, Warringal Private Hospital

Northern Blood & Cancer Care

Specialist Blood & Cancer Care in Melbourne

Northern Blood & Cancer Care brings together a highly experienced team of haematologists, medical oncologists and specialist physicians, with consultations available at Northern Private Hospital in Epping.

Contact our team to arrange an appointment or discuss a referral.