Michael Friedlander is conjoint Professor of Medicine and Director of Medical Oncology at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney Australia as well as Research Director of ANZGOG. He is a past president of the International Gynaecological Cancer Society (IGCS) and has been very active at both a national and international level in the fields of Gynaecological Oncology and Breast Cancer. He has held numerous grants and has an active research program focusing on breast and ovarian cancer. He has over 250 publications including peer reviewed papers, book chapters and invited reviews. He has received a number of awards including the Medical Oncology Group of Australia/Novartis Cancer Achievement Award in 2007, an Order of Australia (AM) in 2011 and the IGCS award for excellence in gynaecological oncology.