Gospodarowicz began her medical studies in Poland, her native country, before immigrating to Canada and enrolling at the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine.
Following this, she became interested in precision radiotherapy and accepted a leadership role as Chair of Princess Margaret Cancer Centre's Department of Radiation Oncology in Toronto.
[1] In 2003, Gospodarowicz was the recipient of the inaugural Professional Development and Continuing Medical Education Award.
[2] In 2012, Gospodarowicz became the first Canadian and first woman to serve as president of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC).
"[7] She was later named the 2016 recipient of the Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute's O. Harold Warwick Prize.