Team

Lead Scientist, Cancer PEP

Dr. Gabriela Ilie is a Dalhousie Faculty of Medicine Endowed Scientist in Prostate Cancer Quality of Life and an Associate Professor in the Departments of Community Health and Epidemiology, Urology, Radiation Oncology and Psychology, and Neuroscience at Dalhousie University. She is Affiliated Scientist with Nova Scotia Health Authority, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Center and Scientist with the Beatrice Cancer Research Institute.  Gabriela initiated and leads the PC-PEP, CancerPEP and now Pictou County PEP Programs and the scientific and clinical teams behind these programs. Dr. Ilie has an established track record of publications with 99 papers (H index 25, i10 index 45; 4900+ lifetime citations. Her work appeared in highly ranked journals such as the European Urology, JAMA, American Journal of Men’s Health, BMJ Open, Psycho-oncology, and others. Dr. Ilie presents her work regularly at national and world congresses and gives yearly over 30 public talks.

Cody MacDonald is the PC-PEP’s International and National Project Lead Coordinator for the Cancer and Pictou County PEP Programs. Since joining the Soillse Lab in the summer of 2018, Cody has been pivotal in its operations and the rollout of the program both nationally and internationally. He completed a Bachelor of Science in Medical Sciences and an MSc in Epidemiology at Dalhousie University, co-authoring over 11 publications during this time. Originally from Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Cody continues to be instrumental in the management and administration of the Dalhousie Soillse Lab, as well as the opening and supporting operations of our various sites globally. He is a well-loved and respected member of our team. In his free time, Cody loves spending as much time outdoors as possible, whether cycling around the city, hiking by the ocean, or traveling.

Clinical Lead, Cancer PEP

Dr. Rob Rutledge is a Radiation Oncologist with Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Center, in Halifax, Nova Scotia who treats Prostate, Breast, and Peadiatric cancers. He is the Clinical Lead for the PC-PEP program. Over the past 27 years, Rob has dedicated himself to delivering numerous free public talks, webinars, and charity-led initiatives. He has organized and led 60 weekend retreats across 30 cities worldwide, as well as conducted dozens of day-long healing seminars for patients and medical professionals. Dr. Rutledge has an established track record of publications with 59 papers (H index 13, i10 index 16; 500+ lifetime citations. Her work appeared in highly ranked journals such as the European Urology, Lancet, American Journal of Men’s Health, Psycho-oncology, Cancers, Current Oncology, and others.