Tallal Younis, MBBCh, FRCP(UK), FACP

Biography

Dr. Tallal Younis is a medical oncologist, professor in the Division of Medical Oncology, a Dalhousie University clinical research scholar, and a Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute senior scientist. He is co-chair of the provincial breast cancer site team and a member of the Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute's (CCSRI) (formerly National Cancer Institute of Canada (NCIC)) working group on economic analysis.

Research interests

Dr. Younis’ research interests lie in:

• breast cancer
• health services and outcomes research
• health economics
• pharmacoeconomics
• comparative effectiveness research
• clinical trials

The overall goal of his research is to optimize the systemic therapy in early stage breast cancer through health services and health economics research.