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:
- 2020 Top Stories in Oncology: HIF2α Blockade Provides Significant Clinical Benefit in Patients With VHL Disease
- Managing Adverse Events Among RCC Patients Receiving Combination Treatment With Targeted Therapy and Immunotherapy
- Targeting the HIF2–VEGF Axis in RCC
- Checkpoint Inhibitor Rechallenge After Immune-Related Adverse Events in GU Cancers
- Key Takeaways From ESMO: Updates in Targeted Therapy for mRCC
- ESMO 2020: Recommendations From Dr. Eric Jonasch for Renal Cell Carcinoma
- PBRM1 as a Biomarker for Renal Cell Carcinoma
- Frontline Management of Renal Cell Carcinoma
- Hemangioblastoma and VHL Disease
- ASCO: Updated Results of a Clinical Trial Evaluating Pembrolizumab Plus Axitinib for Frontline Treatment of Advanced RCC