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A/Prof Victoria Mar MBBS (Hons), FACD, PhD
Director of the Victorian Melanoma Service
A/Prof Victoria Mar is a Fellow of the Australasian College of Dermatologists and Director of the Victorian Melanoma Service at The Alfred Hospital. She is an NHMRC Early Career Fellow at the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University.
She completed her PhD at Monash University/VMS and Peter MacCallum entitled ‘Clinical and molecular characteristics of aggressive melanoma’ (2014). She has an interest in early diagnosis and surveillance of high-risk individuals and supervises doctoral students in clinical and translational research projects.
She is a member of the Cancer Council Australia Melanoma Guidelines Working Group, is Clinical Lead for the Melanoma Clinical Outcomes Registry and Board member of the Melanoma and Skin Cancer Trials Group.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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The SiroSkin study: A multi-centre randomised double-blind placebo- controlled trial of 1% topical sirolimus in the chemoprevention of facial squamous cell carcinomas in solid organ transplant recipients
Khosrotehrani, K., Campbell, S. B., Chambers, D., Gordon, L., Webster, A. C., Mar, V., Damian, D., Chong, A. H., Schaider, H., Isbel, N., McKenzie, S. C., Gin, D. & Soyer, P.
1/02/22 → 31/01/27
Project: Research
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Skin Imaging and Precision Diagnosis
Janda, M., Soyer, H. P., Mar, V., Fernandez-Peñas, P., Morton, R., Cust, A. E., Wolfe, R., Scolyer, R. A., Caffery, L. & Ge, Z.
7/01/22 → 7/01/25
Project: Research
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Roadmap Options for Melanoma Screening in Australia (Melanoma-ROSA)
Janda, M., Cust, A. E., Soyer, H. P., Gillespie, N., Gordon, L., Ge, Z., Betz-Stablein, B., McInerney-Leo, A. M., Lawn, C., Fernandez-Peñas, P., Canfell, K., Mar, V., Caffery, L., Eriksson, A. & Scolyer, R. A.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/01/22 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Reconceiving early detection of melanoma
Mar, V., Janda, M., Soyer, P., Fernandez-Peñas, P., Cust, A. E., Morton, R., Wolfe, R., Scolyer, R. A., Ge, Z. & Lawn, C.
1/07/21 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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Statins and Progression of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Melanoma Patients Treated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors (V2)
Nicholls, S., Segelov, E., Shackleton, M., McArthur, G. A., Haydon, A., Zoungas, S., Mar, V., Nerlekar, N., Liew, D., Ahern, E., Wolfe, R., Nelson, A., Sverdlov, A. L., Button-Sloan, A. E. & Reid, C. M.
1/06/21 → 31/05/25
Project: Research
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Cancer Treatment Patterns and Factors Affecting Receipt of Treatment in Older Adults: Results from the ASPREE Cancer Treatment Substudy (ACTS)
Muhandiramge, J., Warner, E. T., Zalcberg, J. R., Haydon, A., Polekhina, G., van Londen, G. J., Gibbs, P., Bernstein, W. B., Tie, J., Millar, J. L., Mar, V. J., McNeil, J. J., Woods, R. L., Orchard, S. G. & on behalf of the ASPREE Investigator Group, Feb 2023, In: Cancers. 15, 4, 16 p., 1017.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Evaluation of dynamic dermoscopic features of melanoma and benign naevi by sequential digital dermoscopic imaging and total body photography in a high-risk Australian cohort
Nguyen, J., Doolan, B. J., Pan, Y., Vestergaard, T., Paul, E., McLean, C., Haskett, M., Kelly, J., Mar, V. & Chamberlain, A., Feb 2023, In: Australasian Journal of Dermatology. 64, 1, p. 67-79 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Improving skin cancer management with ARTificial intelligence: A pre-post intervention trial of an artificial intelligence system used as a diagnostic aid for skin cancer management in a real-world specialist dermatology setting
Felmingham, C., Pan, Y., Kok, Y., Kelly, J., Gin, D., Nguyen, J., Goh, M., Chamberlain, A., Oakley, A., Tucker, S., Berry, W., Darling, M., Jobson, D., Robinson, A., de Menezes, S., Wang, C., Willems, A., McLean, C., Cranwell, W., Adler, N., & 11 others, May 2023, In: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 88, 5, p. 1138-1142 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other › peer-review
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Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the use of melanoma surveillance photography to the Improve early detection of MelanomA in ultra-hiGh and high-risk patiEnts (the IMAGE trial)
Yan, M. K., Cust, A. E., Soyer, H. P., Janda, M., Loewe, K., Byars, G., Fishburn, P., White, P., Mahumud, R. A., Saw, R. P. M., Herschtal, A., Fernandez-Penas, P., Guitera, P., Morton, R. L., Kelly, J., Wolfe, R. & Mar, V. J., 29 Mar 2023, In: Trials. 24, 1, 14 p., 236.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
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The anatomical distribution of lentiginous melanoma (lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanoma): Differences according to sex
Punchihewa, N., Wee, E., Kelly, J. W., Mclean, C., Mar, V. J. & Pan, Y., Aug 2023, In: Australasian Journal of Dermatology. 64, 3, p. e277-e280 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other › peer-review
Open Access
Prizes
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Australian Rheumatology Association, Annual Scientific Meeting, Best Clinical Paper Award
Wluka, Anita (Recipient), Yan, Mabel (Recipient), Wang, Charlie Yue (Recipient), Wolfe, Rory (Recipient) & Mar, Victoria (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)