Dr Kylie Lopes Floro
MBBS, FRANZCR, BSc (Mol Bio & Gen) (Hons I), PhD
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MBBS, FRANZCR, BSc (Mol Bio & Gen) (Hons I), PhD
Locations
Clinical interests
- Lung cancer
- Lymphoma
- Myeloma
- Head and neck cancer
- Gastrointestinal cancer
- Skin cancer
- Brain Metastases
Treatment techniques
- External beam radiation therapy (EBRT)
- Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT)
- Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)
- Image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT)
- Stereotactic radiotherapy (SBRT/SABR)
- Deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH)
- Deep expiration breath hold (DEBH)
- Palliative radiation therapy
- 4D CT simulation planning
Languages
Fluent
- English
Biography
Clinical interests include lung, head and neck, skin, haematological and gastrointestinal malignancies.
Dr Lopes Floro completed a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Queensland and subsequently undertook radiation oncology training. In 2025, she became a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists.
Kylie practises as a radiation oncologist at GenesisCare Fraser Coast in Urraween. She works across a range of tumour streams, with clinical interests in lung, head and neck, skin, haematological and gastrointestinal malignancies, and brain metastases arising from these cancers.
Kylie’s approach to personalised medicine combines each patient’s individual goals with modern treatment techniques and the latest research. Her strong translational research background places her well to assess emerging evidence and its potential clinical benefits for her patients.
Kylie holds a PhD and previously completed a three-year postdoctoral laboratory research fellowship. She has secured research grants and contributed to related translational research publications. These experiences have shaped her approach to diagnostic challenges, while her care remains firmly focused on each patient’s individual goals.
More information
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR)
- Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group (TROG)
- International Lymphoma Radiation Oncology Group (ILROG)
- Lopes Floro, K., Gillman, R., Wankell, M., Dewdney, B., Chilkuri, M., Shackelford, A., Kuma, L., Powers, M., & Hebbard, L. (2025). A new model to investigate the action of radiation and cigarette smoke on head and neck cancer cells. Cancers, 17(8), 1346. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17081346
- Gillman, R., Lopes Floro, K., Wankell, M., & Hebbard, L. (2021). The role of DNA damage and repair in liver cancer. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer, 1875(1), 188493. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbcan.2020.188493
- 2025 - Townsville Hospital Study, Education and Research Trust Account (SERTA) Publication Grant
- 2019-2020 - Townsville Hospital Study, SERTA Research Grant for the research study entitled The role of cigarette smoke on oral-pharyngeal cancer stem cells (CSCs) and their response to radiation therapy
- 2018-2019 - RANZCR Research Grant for the research study entitled The role of cigarette smoke on oral-pharyngeal cancer stem cells (CSCs) and their response to radiation therapy
- 2007 - ARC/NHMRC Research Network in Genes and Environment in Development (NGED) Laboratory Interchange Award with Professor Hiroshi Hamada’s laboratory (Osaka, Japan)
- 2002-2005 - Australian Postgraduate Award, University of New South Wales
