Eric Jonasch MD
Professor, Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine; Director, VHL Clinical Center, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TexasDr. Eric Jonasch is Professor in the Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, at the MD Anderson Cancer Center of The University of Texas in Houston, where he is also Co-Chair of the Renal Cancer Program. Since 2003, Dr. Jonasch has been the Director of the Von Hippel Lindau (VHL) Clinical Center in Houston. He performs clinical, translational, and basic research in VHL disease and kidney cancer.
After receiving his MDCM degree from McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Jonasch underwent clinical residency in internal medicine at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal. Subsequently, he completed a clinical fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at the New England Medical Center in Boston, as well as a research fellowship. He was then awarded a research fellowship at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.
Dr. Jonasch is a member of the American Association for Cancer Research, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and is Vice Chair of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network kidney cancer guidelines. Additionally, Dr. Jonasch has published widely in many peer-reviewed journals and has contributed to and published various books.
Disclosures
- Consultant: Aravive; Aveo; BMS (Bristol Myers Squibb); Calithera; Eisai; Exelixis; Ipsen; Merck; NiKang; Pfizer; Novartis AG
- Research funding: Merck; NiKang; Novartis AG; Telix
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- 2015 Top Stories in Oncology: Renal Cell Carcinoma
- ECC 2015 Recap: RCC From Dr. Eric Jonasch
- ECC 2015: Recommendations From Dr. Eric Jonasch
- ASCO 2015 Recap: Bladder Cancer
- ASCO 2015 Recap: Testicular Cancer
- ASCO 2015 Recap: Renal Cell Carcinoma
- ASCO 2015 Recap: Trends in Cancer Treatment
- Dr. Eric Jonasch’s 2015 ASCO Abstract Recommendations—Renal Cell Carcinoma
- Dr. Eric Jonasch’s 2015 ASCO Abstract Recommendation—Testicular Cancer
- Dr. Eric Jonasch’s 2015 ASCO Abstract Recommendations—Bladder Cancer