General Surgery, International Clinical Research
Breast International Group, Brussels, Belgium 

Carmela is originally from Manila, Philippines, a surgeon and researcher advocating for high quality clinical cancer research. 

She completed her Medical Degree in 2006, trained as General Surgeon and became a diplomate of the Philippine Board of Surgery in 2013 . 

She briefly worked in Singapore General Hospital and then moved to Brussels in 2014 for a surgical quality assurance research fellowship with the European Organization in Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC).

Carmela became a Clinical Research Physician for EORTC Gastrointestinal Cancer and Head and Neck Cancer Group from 2016 - 2018. 

Currently, she works as a Medical Advisor for Breast International Group (BIG). She is also coordinating the BIG Asia Collaboration and BIG North American Breast Cancer Group (NABCG) Collaboration. 

Twitter: @Carmela_surgery