Dr Lawrence Kasherman is a consultant Medical Oncologist at Wollongong Hospital. After obtaining his medical degree from the University of Newcastle, Australia in 2012, he completed a Masters of Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Sydney in 2016. He subsequently completed subspecialty training at St George, Prince of Wales and Wollongong Hospitals before obtaining Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 2020.  

In 2020, Dr Kasherman completed a clinical research fellowship with the Gynaecology and Drug Development Group at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada. Dr Kasherman is also an investigator on numerous clinical trials, and is an active member of the Australia and New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group (ANZGOG) Uterine Tumour Type Working Group, and Endometrial Cancer Research Initiative.

Growing up speaking Indonesian at home, Dr Kasherman’s research interests now include caring for patients of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. He is a PhD candidate at the University of Sydney focusing on improving cancer survivorship outcomes in patients of CALD backgrounds, supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

Dr Kasherman's Professional Associations include:

Australian New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group (ANZGOG)

ANZUP Clinical Trials Group Limited

Medical Oncology Group of Australia (MOGA)

Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC)

American Society of Medical Oncology (ASCO)

European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO)

In his spare time, Lawrence enjoys making music as a participating member of Soulfood A Cappella choir and playing piano for events.