Dr Heather Shaw

Heather Shaw, FRCP

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Northwood, UK and University College London Hospital, London, UK

Dr Heather Shaw is a Consultant Medical Oncologist at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre in Northwood and

lead for the Medical Oncology Skin Cancer Service at University College London Hospital, London. Dr

Shaw's main interests include the development of new strategies for the treatment of melanoma,

including rare subtypes such as ocular, and novel therapies to overcome resistance to currently available

treatments and maximise benefit for patients. She has an specialty interest in the management of

immunotherapy adverse events and is involved in development of local and national guidance while

leading services in both institutions for acute patient management.

Dr Shaw is the oncology representative on the Skin Cancer Prevention Group of the British Association of

Dermatologists, a member of the national Uveal Melanoma Surveillance Guideline Committee, The

Advanced Cellular Therapy Sub-Committee of British Society of Bone Marrow Transplantation and

Cellular Therapy and has provided governmental advisory input to the UK All Party Parliamentary Group

on Cancer with regard to cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.

She is currently National Coordinating Investigator for a several international groundbreaking melanoma

studies including cellular and vaccine therapy indications which will deliver first in class licensed

indications, and Principal Investigator for a large portfolio of melanoma, cutaneous squamous cell

carcinoma, and early phase studies including first in human.