Dr. Abdulazeez Salawu, MD

Dr. Abdulazeez Salawu is a Staff Medical Oncologist at Mount Sinai Hospital and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, and an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. He specializes in treatment of sarcoma, gastrointestinal cancers, and peritoneal malignancies. Dr. Salawu’s research focuses on translational oncology and biomarker development, particularly in soft tissue sarcoma (STS). His work explores circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) for detecting molecular residual disease and investigates novel therapies in early-phase clinical trials. He also has a strong interest in representativeness in oncology research and leads the PANORAMA study, evaluating sociodemographic disparities in clinical research and precision oncology. Dr. Salawu completed his specialty training in Medical Oncology at Sheffield, UK, prior to a fellowship in the Toronto Sarcoma Program. He has received multiple awards, including the Novartis Oncology Young Canadian Investigator Award and the ASCO Merit and Young Investigator Awards.