Catherine Goudie

Hematology-Oncology

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It is a true privilege to care for children and families. They inspire me to push the boundaries of clinical care and innovation in medicine.

Hospital information

Academic appointment

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology-Oncology, McGill University

Clinical focus

  • Cancer genetics and cancer predisposition
  • Solid tumors and rare tumors in children

Other appointments

  • Scientist, Child Health and Human Development, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC)
  • Program Co-director, Cancer Genetics Fellowship, McGill University
  • Associate Member, Department of Medical Genetics, McGill University Health Centre (MUHC)
  • Associate Member, Department of Human Genetics, McGill University
  • Associate Member, Division of Clinical and Translational Research, McGill University
  • Associate Member, Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology, McGill University
  • Associate Member, Centre of Genomics and Policy, McGill University

Education

University

  • Medical degree, Université Laval
  • MSc in Clinical Ethics (Biomedical Sciences) Université de Montréal

Residency

  • Pediatrics, Université Laval, Québec
  • Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, McGill University

Fellowship

  • Clinical/Research Fellowship in Cancer Genetics and Pediatric Solid Tumors, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto

Fun fact about me

I love figure skating and I used to teach it!

Hematology-Oncology

Research

Research interests

  • Cancer predisposition syndromes, familial cancer, ethics of genomic testing and data sharing, surveillance and interventions in children and families with cancer predisposition, digital health

Awards and distinctions

  • 2018: Chercheurs-boursiers cliniciens Junior 1 – Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQS)
  • 2024: Chercheurs-boursiers cliniciens Junior 1 – Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQS)
  • 2024 – CYLAD Healthcare Innovation Award of Excellence, Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation

Selected publications

  • Goudie C, Zawati M, Knoppers BM, Laberge A-M. Genomic sequencing in paediatric oncology: navigating conflicting roles and responsibilities. J Med Genet. 2025 Jan 27;62(2):138-146. doi: 10.1136/jmg-2024-110410.
  • Freycon C, Lupo P, Witkowski L, Budd C, Foulkes WD, Goudie C. A systematic review of the prevalence of pathogenic or likely pathogenic germline variants in individuals with FOXO1 fusion-positive rhabdomyosarcoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023 Nov;70(11):e30651. doi: 10.1002/pbc.30651.
  • Hebert R, Cullinan N, Armstrong L, Blood KA, Brossard J, Brunga L, Cacciotti C, Caswell K, Cellot S, Coltin H, Deyell RJ, Felton K, Fernandez CV, Fleming AJ, Gibson P, Hammad R, Jabado N, Johnston DL, Lafay-Cousin L, Larouche V, Leblanc-Desrochers C, Michaeli O, Perrier R, Pike M, Say J, Schiller I, Toupin AK, Vairy S, van Engelen K, Waespe N, Villani A, Foulkes WD, Malkin D, Reichman L, Goudie C. Performance of the eHealth decision support tool, MIPOGG, for recognizing children with Li-Fraumeni, DICER1, Constitutional mismatch repair deficiency and Gorlin syndromes. J Med Genet. 2023 Nov 27;60(12):1218-1223. doi: 10.1136/jmg-2023-109376.
  • Goudie C, Witkowski L, Cullinan N, Reichman L, Schiller I, Tachdjian M, Armstrong L, Blood KA, Brossard J, Brunga L, Cacciotti C, Caswell K, Cellot S, Clark ME, Clinton C, Coltin H, Felton K, Fernandez CV, Fleming AJ, Fuentes-Bolanos N, Gibson P, Grant R, Hammad R, Harrison LW, Irwin MS, Johnston DL, Kane S, Lafay-Cousin L, Lara-Corrales I, Larouche V, Mathews N, Meyn MS, Michaeli O, Perrier R, Pike M, Punnett A, Ramaswamy V, Say J, Somers G, Tabori U, Thibodeau ML, Toupin AK, Tucker KM, van Engelen K, Vairy S, Waespe N, Warby M, Wasserman JD, Whitlock JA, Sinnett D, Jabado N, Nathan PC, Shlien A, Kamihara J, Deyell RJ, Ziegler DS, Nichols KE, Dendukuri N, Malkin D, Villani A, Foulkes WD. Performance of the McGill Interactive Pediatric OncoGenetic Guidelines for Identifying Cancer Predisposition Syndromes. JAMA Oncol. 2021 Dec 1;7(12):1806-1814. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.4536.
  • Cullinan N, Schiller I, Di Giuseppe G, Mamun M, Reichman L, Cacciotti C, Wheaton L, Caswell K, Di Monte B, Gibson P, Johnston DL, Fleming AJ, Pole J, Malkin D, Foulkes WD, Dendukuri N, Goudie C, Nathan P. Utility of a Cancer Predisposition Screening Tool for Predicting Subsequent Malignant Neoplasms in Childhood Cancer Survivors. J Clin Oncol. 2021 Oct 10;39(29):3207-3216. doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.00018.