Dr Oliver Klein has undertaken his training in Medical Oncology and Clinical Haematology in Germany before coming to Australia in 2005 to join the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research at the Austin Hospital. He has worked for several years as a postdoctoral and clinical research fellow being actively involved in melanoma and cancer immunotherapy research.
Dr Klein has extensive experience in the treatment of all types of cancers with a particular interest in melanoma, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, lymphomas and gynaecological malignancies. He holds public hospital appointments with the Austin Hospital and the Olivia Newton John Cancer Centre in Melbourne where he heads up the recently established immune-oncology clinic.
In addition to working at the Austin Hospital, Dr Klein also holds an appointment at Frankston Hospital and consults privately at Peninsula Private in Frankston and St John of God Hospital in Berwick. Dr Klein also works with South West Oncology in Warrnambool.
Dr Klein’s research is focused on exploring the most up to date and novel way to treat cancer by harnessing the body’s immune system’s ability to fight cancer a field of cancer. He currently is involved in numerous clinical trials and continues to publish in scientific journals and present at national and international conferences.
Dr Klein is committed to providing the latest and most advanced care available to treat cancer. He believes that a strong connection between the patient and the treating oncologist is important in getting the best outcomes for patients with cancer.
