Walter Gotlieb, MD, PhD

Walter H. Gotlieb completed his medical degree summa cum laude at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, in his native Belgium, where he went on to obtain board certification in Ob-Gyn and obtained his PhD following an additional two years at the NIH in cancer immunology with an Award of Outstanding Performance. He then obtained a three year fellowship in Gyn-onc at UCLA. Afterwards he was recruited by the by Tel Aviv University, Tel Hashomer Hospital, where he co-founded and built up the Department of Gynecologic-Oncology from 1994 to 2003.

In 2003, he was recruited by McGill University. He obtained licenses to practice in Europe, Israel, California, and Canada.

Dr. Gotlieb sits on the Executive Committee of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology of Canada (GOC), he chairs the scientific advisory board of the ICRF Montreal, and sits on the board of Ovarian Cancer Canada (OCC). He is past-president of GOC and served as secretary treasurer of GOC and of the International Gynecologic Cancer Society (IGCS). He was senior editor of the International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer for 10 years.

Dr. Gotlieb’s affiliation with the McGill University includes: Professor in the department of Ob-Gyn and the department of Oncology, Director of Surgical Oncology at McGill University. He is the Chief of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Gynecologic Oncology at the Jewish General Hospital, and Full Member at the Centre for Translational Research in Cancer, and Associate Member at the Division of Experimental Medicine of the Department of Medicine.In 2012 he completed an executive course in health care management and delivery at the Harvard Business School.