Dr Alina Sturdza is a graduate of the Radiation Medicine Programme of the University of Toronto, Canada and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada. She completed a fellowship at the Gynaecological Oncology Brachytherapy Department of the Medical University of Vienna (Prof Richard Pötter) through a NCIC grant (2008 – 2009). Since 2009 is staff in the Radiation Oncology Department of the Medical University of Vienna and since 2015 the Gynaecologic Cancer, Radiation Oncology Site Leader. She is a member of the Steering Committee of the Gyne Oncology Group in the Comprehensive Cancer Centre Vienna, member of the CCC-Fellowship Committee, Member of the ESGO-ESTRO-ESP Endometrial Cancer Guidelines working group, an ESMO Radiation Oncology representative for World Health Organization’s Cervical Cancer Elimination Initiative, and a Gyn GEC ESTRO group member. Since 2019 is Co-Chair of the Alumni Club of the Radiation Medicine Programme of the University of Toronto. Areas of Interest: definitive radiation treatment of cervical cancer and of recurrences from gynaecological malignancies through image guided brachytherapy, cancer in the elderly, brachytherapy training for young radiation oncologist. Dr. Sturdza is local PI for numerous studies, including RetroEMBRACE and EMBRACE.