Dr Andrea MacNeill
Urgent and Primary Care: Connect 2025 Conference
About the presenter
BSc (Hon), MSc, MD
Surgical Oncologist, Vancouver General Hospital; BC Cancer
Clinical Associate Professor, University of British Columbia
Planetary Heath Medical Director, Vancouver Coastal Health
Specializing in sarcoma and peritoneal malignancies, Dr Andrea MacNeill is a surgical oncologist at Vancouver General Hospital and BC Cancer, and a clinical associate professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC). She is the founder and principal investigator of the UBC Planetary Healthcare Lab, an interdisciplinary research collaborative dedicated to creating health systems that promote both human and planetary health. As the Medical Director of Planetary Health for Vancouver Coastal Health, she is working on a transformational planetary health strategy for VCH to mitigate its climate footprint while creating health and social value. Dr MacNeill is an executive member of CASCADES, a pan-Canadian knowledge-mobilization network dedicated to accelerating the transition to low-carbon, sustainable health systems in Canada. She currently co-chairs a joint UBC/Yale University initiative with the Lancet Commission in sustainable healthcare.