Dr Isobel Porter

Dr Isobel Porter is an Australian Medical Oncologist with a particular clinical interest in managing patients with genitourinary and gastrointestinal cancers. 

She graduated with a Bachelor of Biomedical Science from Bond University (QLD) in 2008 and with a postgraduate Bachelor Medicine/Bachelor Surgery (MBBS) degree from Griffith University (QLD) in 2012 before moving to Sydney in 2013 to further pursue her career in cancer care. Isobel completed her physician and medical oncology training at Royal North Shore Hospital before working as the Oncology Clinical Trials Fellow at Royal North Shore Hospital and then GenesisCare St Leonards. 

Isobel currently works as a Visiting Medical Oncologist (VMO) at Northern Beaches Hospital and at GenesisCare Frenchs Forest. Isobel is an active member of the local Urology and Gastrointestinal Cancers Multidisciplinary Teams and strongly believes in the role of clinical trials in providing access to innovative treatments for her patients. She is also secretary of the Geriatric Oncology Emerging Experts and Researchers Group (GOEER) and active researcher in this field.

Isobel appreciates that each of her patients is a unique individual and values getting to know them, and working with them and their families in a shared decision making model to achieve the best outcomes.  She prioritises communication, patient advocacy and multidisciplinary collaboration to provide optimal medical care.