Michael Cilento

Michael Cilento

Adelaide Medical School

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences


Dr Michael Cilento MBBS FRACP is a medical oncologist and PhD candidate in the Prostate Cancer Research Group at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) led by Professor Lisa Butler. Dr Cilento received his medical degree from the University of Adelaide and did his residency at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. He completed his oncology training in South Australia, which was followed by a fellowship in early drug development and phase 1 clinical trials at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Melbourne. Dr Cilento joined Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer in 2024. He then returned to the Royal Adelaide Hospital as a consultant medical oncologist in 2025. Dr Cilento's PhD research is utilising spatial profiling methods to identify novel metabolic drivers of lethal prostate cancer. 


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