Dr Blackley is a medical oncologist specialising in the management of breast cancer. She obtained her medical degree from Monash University, graduating in 2010 before undertaking physician training at Austin Health. After obtaining fellowship to the Royal Australian College of Physicians in 2018, she worked as the breast cancer clinical trials and translational research fellow under the supervision of Professor Sherene Loi at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. Dr Blackley is completing a Master’s Degree by research through the University of Melbourne in 2024 which focusses on treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer. Dr Blackley has been working in private practice since 2019, joining VBOC permanently in 2021. She is a member of Breast Cancer Trials (BCT) Australia, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, European Society of Medical Oncology and Medical Oncology Group of Australia. Dr Blackley practices at VBOC, Melbourne Cancer Care (Cabrini Brighton) and Alfred Health, she holds an honorary appointment at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.

Dr Blackley’s main interest is the treatment of breast cancer with a particular focus on young women and the supportive care that is required around fertility, pregnancy and management of psychosocial health following a breast cancer diagnosis. She was the recipient of an inaugural fellowship grant from Breast Cancer Trials Australia in 2022 and continues to conduct research surrounding young women’s breast cancer in Australia.

Dr Blackley has a strong belief in personalised, patient centred care and remains involved in clinical trials and research both at Alfred Health and in the private sector. She is an investigator for a number of local and international research studies and is involved in the development and conduct of clinical trials. She advocates for patients to receive every opportunity to access the latest medical treatments. Dr Blackley believes that compassionate, honest communication with patients and their carers at all stages of disease is a vital part of patient care.

Outside of medicine Dr Blackley loves spending weekends with her family, watching her beloved Geelong cats, staying active with the help of her very energetic border collie Toby and visiting Victoria’s beautiful beaches.