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  • Assistant professor

    Max Rady College of Medicine
    Internal Medicine
    University of Manitoba
    Section: Medical Oncology and Hematology
    CancerCare Manitoba
    ON2064 – 675 Mc Dermot Avenue
    Winnipeg, MB R3E 0V9

    Phone: 204-787-4179
    Fax: 204-786-0196
    dszwajcer@cancercare.mb.ca

Cross-appointments

  • Section of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Max Rady College of Medicine (in affiliation with CancerCare Manitoba)

Research interests

  • Regenerative medicine
  • Interprofessional

Research affiliations

  • Research Institute of Oncology and Hematology (RIOH)

Research groups

  • BioCanRx Canadian CAR-T Cell Manufacturing Network
  • Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Group

Research summary

I have focused my research interests in the areas of regenerative medicine and interprofessional collaboration. These interests link into my clinical and administrative roles as the Manitoba Blood and Marrow Transplant program director and the director of the Leukemia and Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinic, CancerCare Manitoba.

Biography

I am an Fellow of The Royal College of Physicians (FRCP) trained hematologist practicing at the University of Manitoba affiliated site. I am the Manitoba Blood and Marrow Transplant program director and I am the medical director of the Manitoba Advanced Cell and Tissue Therapy Laboratory which is GMP compliant. My research interests derive from my roles within the Manitoba Blood and Marrow Transplant Program.

Education

  • Master of Science, Epidemiology Harvard School of Public Health (2009)
  • Doctor of Medicine, University of Western Ontario (2000)
  • Bachelor of Science (Hons.) with distinction, Medical Biophysics, University of Western (1996)

Licensing and registration

  • Hematology, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (2005)
  • Internal Medicine, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (2004)
  • College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba (2001)
  • Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (2001)

Awards

  • CancerCare Manitoba Applauding Values Award. Team Impact Award Medicine Reconciliation Steering Committee (2016)
  • Saul Highman Memorial Award – Leukemia and Lymphoma Society: Gene Therapy in CLL (2006)
  • Dale Iwanoczko Award for outstanding contribution to the core internal medicine residency, University of Manitoba (2003)

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Contact us

Internal Medicine
Room GC430, Health Sciences Centre
820 Sherbrook Street
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3A 1R9 Canada

204-787-7772
204-787-4826