Consultant Medical Oncologist

Consultant Medical Oncologist
- GI Cancer Care Job Snapshot Role: Consultant Medical Oncologist
- GI Cancer Care

Location:
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Industry: Hospital and Health Care Function: Physician

Experience:
Significant post-specialization experience in medical oncology with strong GI oncology exposure

Job Type
Full-time Position Overview Consultant Medical Oncologist
- GI Cancer Care in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a senior Hospital and Health Care opportunity for an experienced oncologist specializing in gastrointestinal malignancies and modern systemic cancer treatment. This hiring role requires advanced expertise in colorectal, gastric, esophageal, pancreatic, hepatobiliary, and other GI cancers, together with strong knowledge of chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapies, molecular profiling, and multidisciplinary cancer management. Job Details Country: United Arab Emirates City: Dubai Industry: Hospital and Health Care Function: Physician

Salary:
75000-95000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Any

Job Type
Full-time Role Context The Consultant Medical Oncologist will lead the medical management of patients with gastrointestinal cancers across early-stage, locally advanced, metastatic, and recurrent disease. The position combines diagnostic evaluation, systemic treatment selection, molecularly informed decision-making, toxicity management, and long-term follow-up. By working closely with surgical, radiation, gastroenterology, pathology, radiology, and supportive care teams, the consultant will help ensure coordinated treatment pathways and individualized cancer care based on disease biology and current clinical evidence.

Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive medical oncology consultations for patients with suspected or confirmed malignancies.
Assess patients with colorectal, gastric, esophageal, pancreatic, hepatobiliary, and other gastrointestinal cancers.
Review pathology, staging investigations, imaging findings, laboratory results, and previous treatment history.
Determine disease stage, treatment intent, prognosis, and appropriate systemic therapy options.
Develop individualized treatment strategies based on tumor biology, molecular characteristics, patient fitness, comorbidities, and evidence-based guidelines.
Prescribe and supervise chemotherapy regimens for eligible oncology and manage immunotherapy according to tumor type, biomarkers, treatment indication, and clinical criteria.
Use targeted therapies when supported by molecular findings and approved treatment hormonal treatment where clinically appropriate for relevant malignancies.
Evaluate treatment response using clinical findings, laboratory markers, imaging, and recognized response criteria.
Adjust treatment plans based on response, toxicity, disease progression, and patient tolerance.
Recognize and manage complications associated with systemic cancer therapy.
Address hematological, gastrointestinal, immune-related, hepatic, renal, neurological, and other treatment-related toxicities.
Coordinate urgent assessment for patients experiencing febrile neutropenia, severe treatment reactions, or other oncological emergencies.
Manage patients with metastatic and recurrent gastrointestinal cancers using evidence-based treatment sequences.
Support treatment planning for locally advanced disease requiring multimodality therapy.
Participate in decisions regarding neoadjuvant and adjuvant systemic appropriate genomic, molecular, and biomarker testing for eligible molecular profiling results in the context of treatment selection and precision oncology.
Identify patients who may benefit from hereditary cancer assessment or genetic counselling.
Collaborate with colorectal, upper gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, and pancreatic surgeons.
Work closely with radiation oncologists when combined systemic and radiation treatment is with gastroenterologists for diagnostic endoscopy, tissue acquisition, surveillance, and management of GI pathology findings with specialist pathologists to confirm diagnosis and clinically relevant biomarkers.
Collaborate with radiologists and nuclear medicine teams for staging, response assessment, and disease surveillance.
Present complex cases at gastrointestinal tumor boards and multidisciplinary cancer meetings.
Incorporate multidisciplinary recommendations into clearly documented treatment plans.
Discuss diagnosis, prognosis, treatment options, potential benefits, risks, and expected side effects with patients and families.
Support shared decision-making and ensure patients understand the goals of supportive and palliative care when symptom control or quality-of-life management is required.
Maintain complete oncology records including staging, systemic treatment protocols, response assessments, toxicity documentation, and follow-up plans.
Follow established chemotherapy safety, prescribing, and monitoring proced