Tyler Chesney is a colorectal and gastrointestinal surgical oncology at St. Michael’s Hospital, and an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. He completed medical school at McMaster University in 2013 and a Master of Science at Queen’s University focusing on knowledge translation in cognitive aging and dementia. He completed residency in General Surgery at the University of Toronto in 2018, and Complex General Surgical Oncology at the University of Toronto in 2020. He has a longstanding commitment to caring for older adults including volunteer work with Alzheimer Society and Hospice, leadership of the geriatrics interest group in medical school, and research and clinical activity as a surgical trainee, and now membership in the Canadian Network on Aging and Cancer. He has a strong interest in building collaborative networks within Canada to enhance the care of surgical oncology patients. His ongoing clinical and scholarly work aims to build clinical capacity of geriatric surgical oncology and advance the care of older adults with cancer within Canada. Locally he is building a geriatric surgical oncology program, and creating cross-specialty learning events between surgery and geriatrics trainees. He is very proud and excited to be a member of International Society of Geriatric Oncology Surgical ad-hoc Committee to learn from, network with, and be inspired by a group of dedicated and passionate colleagues.