Bruno Nervi

Dr. Bruno Nervi

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Biography

Bruno Nervi has been Chief of the Department of Hematology and Oncology at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile since 2021. Currently, he is the Director of the Center for Cancer Prevention and Control funded by the National Agency of Science and Technology of Chile. The Center aims to improve Chile’s response to the challenges of cancer by creating a nationwide research platform to identify best practices for cancer risk factor surveillance, prevention, early detection, and cancer care, thus generating high-quality evidence and providing policy proposals that add value to the population’s health and maximize the health system’s production in the most equitable manner. Since 2021, he has been the President of the National Cancer Low Commission and the President of the Chilesincáncer Foundation. Dr. Nervi graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile in 1995 and completed his training as a Medical Oncologist at the Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis in 2006. He was the Medical Director of the Cancer Institute at the Red de Salud UC-CHRISTUS in Chile (2017-2021). He is interested in studying the interaction between tumor cells and their microenvironment and developing research projects designed to impact public policies to improve opportunities and reduce inequity in cancer care.

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