Dr Rajiv Shinde is Head of Medical Oncology and Staff Specialist at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, and co-Lead of its Clinical Trials Portfolio. He completed fellowships at Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Sydney, and one of the world's largest dedicated Phase I units at London's Royal Marsden Hospital, building extensive expertise in first-in-human studies, trial design, biomarker-driven drug development, and colorectal oncology, with multiple international publications.