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Dr Maryanne Akkerman is a Research Fellow with the Australian Rare Cancer (ARC) Portal. She completed her core training in Medical Oncology at St George Hospital and Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney and currently works as a medical oncology registrar at the Mater Hospital in Sydney. She obtained her Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) from Erasmus Medical Centre in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, and holds a Master of Clinical Epidemiology from the University of Sydney, which provided a strong foundation in critical appraisal and data analysis.

Her research has examined outcomes for patients receiving peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT), including geographic disparities. An interest in rare cancers, precision oncology, and improving equity in regional cancer care led her to join the ARC Portal.

She looks forward to continuing to contribute to collaborative case review and research aimed at improving outcomes for patients with rare cancers in Australia.