People

Dr

Udit Nindra

BMed BSc(Hons) MD MMed FRACP

Early Career Representative /

Dr. Udit Nindra completed his medical training at the University of New South Wales with Honours in 2016. He completed junior medical officer training through the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District before undertaking specialist training through Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Liverpool Hospital. Following completion of core medical oncology training, he completed a dedicated fellowship at Liverpool Hospital focusing on early phase clinical trials in 2023 before joining the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District as a staff specialist consultant in medical oncology in January 2024. He is also a staff specialist at Liverpool Hospital as of February 2025. His current practice focuses on the early phase (phase 1) clinical trials service through South Western Sydney and the Illawarra regions. Dr. Nindra is currently completing his PhD through the Ingham Institute of Applied Medical Research focusing on liquid biopsy biomarkers of response to prostate cancer therapies. He is part of a research team led by A/Prof. Tara Roberts who were awarded a $1.5M grant for this research through the NHMRC in 2023. Dr. Nindra is also part of the MOGA executive committee and has led trainee improvement initiatives at a national level. Recently, he has launched the National Oncology Mentorship Program to improve rates of burnout amongst trainees and consultants. Dr Nindra has a keen interest in lung, head and neck and brain tumours with a strong focus on clinical trial access for regional and rural patients.