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Associate Professor Rohit Joshi

Medical Oncologist

A/Prof. Rohit Joshi is a Medical Oncologist who works at private and public hospitals in Adelaide. He works with GenesisCare at Calvary and St. Andrew's Hospitals and is a Staff Specialist at the Lyell McEwin Hospital.

Rohit received his initial medical education at Christian Medical College in India and completed his Medical Oncology training at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.

Rohit has a particular interest in breast and lung cancers. He is the Director at Cancer Research SA, conducting research across multiple tumour types through Phase I, II, and III studies.

In addition to his clinical work, Rohit is an Associate Professor at the University of Adelaide and University of South Australia, where he actively engages in the teaching and supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Dr Kevin Palumbo

Radiation Oncologist, GenesisCare Oncology South Australia

Dr Palumbo is a Radiation Oncologist with GenesisCare Oncology South Australia, he graduated in Medicine at the University of Adelaide in 1988, later training in radiation oncology at the Royal Adelaide Hospital graduating in 1996. Following this Dr Palumbo worked as a consultant clinical oncologist at Western Infirmary, Glasgow during 1997 to 1998. Following this he returned as a staff specialist at the Royal Adelaide Hospital until he joined the Adelaide Radiotherapy Centre in 2001 (now known as Genesis Care).

From 2000 to 2003 he was an examiner for the Part I examinations of the Faculty of Radiation Oncology. His special interests include malignancies of the central nervous system, head and neck, urological, respiratory and gastrointestinal systems.

Nicole McCarthy

Clinical Nurse in Radiation Oncology, Royal Adelaide Hospital

Nicole McCarthy

Nicole McCarthy is a Clinical Nurse in Radiation Oncology at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. She has experience in Haematology, Medical and Radiation Oncology, and Palliative Care, and has practised in Australia and overseas.

Nicole graduated from the University of South Australia with a Bachelor of Nursing. She achieved a Graduate Certificate in Oncology Nursing in 2023 and has cared for people who have received a cancer diagnosis and their families for more than two decades.