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:
- 2022 Top Story in Oncology: COSMIC-313
- ESMO 2022: Recommendations From Dr. Eric Jonasch for Renal Cell Carcinoma
- Everolimus Following Surgical Therapy for Renal Cell Carcinoma
- Updated Results of Belzutifan for Advanced RCC
- Health-Related Quality of Life and Clinical Outcomes in Advanced RCC
- ASCO 2022: Abstract Recommendations From Dr. Eric Jonasch for Kidney and Bladder Cancer
- Pembrolizumab as Post-Nephrectomy Adjuvant Therapy for Renal Cell Carcinoma
- Nivolumab Followed By Salvage Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab for Treatment-Naive Patients With Advanced RCC
- Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs Among Patients With VHL-Associated RCC
- 2021 Top Story in VHL Disease: FDA Approval of Belzutifan for VHL-Associated RCC