Marcos BALLESTER

As head of the Breast and Gynecologic Oncology Department at Institut Curie’s Paris Hospital, Professor Marcos Ballester is a specialist in gynecologic and breast oncologic surgery. He holds a Doctor of Medicine degree from Paris Descartes University, a Ph.D. in Science from Pierre and Marie Curie University, and the qualification to supervise doctoral research, and has published more than 160 scientific articles. He is actively involved in advancing clinical research, notably as the founding president of the French Clinical Research Group in Gynecologic Oncology Surgery (FRANCOGYN). As the principal investigator for research projects on biomarkers for gynecologic cancers, he also fosters international collaborations, notably with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. He is further committed to training future healthcare professionals and mentoring young researchers.