Christine Marie Dela Cruz, MD

MHScM

Dr. Dela Cruz finished her Fellowship in Pulmonology at the University of the Philippines. She further had postgraduate training in lung cancer at Tokyo Medical College, Japan, and a Research Fellowship in lung cancer at the University of Nevada, USA. Fast forward to her flourishing medical career, she went into Masters in Health Science Management at the University of Sydney in Singapore. She is an expert in the fields of drug development, trial strategy, design, and execution, team leadership, and scientific engagement. She is presently the Senior Medical Director, Hematology and Oncology, ICON Clinical Research. She was the previous Head of Medical Affairs in Oncology, Japan-China-Asia Pacific, of Merck Sharp and Dome. She also worked for Bristol Myers Squibb’s Global Clinical Research as Oncology Group Director. She has extensive clinical trial experience primarily in multiple solid tumor studies such as hepatocellular carcinoma, gastrointestinal tumors, lung cancer, and breast cancer, with relevant scientific publications.