Lee S. Schwartzberg MD, FACP
Chief, Medical Oncology and Hematology, Renown Institute for Cancer, and Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno, NevadaDr. Lee Schwartzberg is Chief, Medical Oncology and Hematology at the Renown Institute for Cancer and Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of Nevada, Reno. He completed his hematology/oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and spent 3 decades at West Cancer Center and Research Institute as Medical Director. He was Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology and Professor of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center from 2012 to 2017.
In 2018, he became the founding Chief Medical Officer of OneOncology, a national oncology practice management company and served in that role through 2021. He previously served on the Board of Directors and the Guideline Steering Committee of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network and participated in several guideline committees, including the committee for breast cancer.
Dr. Schwartzberg has published nearly 300 peer-reviewed manuscripts, book chapters, and monographs. He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Elsevier website PracticeUpdate Oncology and the founding Editor-in-Chief of the journal Community Oncology. His research interests focus on breast cancer, supportive care, precision medicine, and patient-reported outcomes. Dr. Schwartzberg maintains a clinical practice in breast cancer.
Disclosures
- Consultant: Amgen; Pfizer; Helsinn; Genentech; BMS (Bristol; Myer; Squibb); Myriad; AstraZeneca; Spectrum; Napo
- Advisory boards: Genomic Health Research Funding (Institution): Amgen; DSMB: Bayer
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- RNA Sequencing to Predict Response to Neoadjuvant Anti-HER2 Therapy
- Pneumonitis in Patients Taking PD-1/PD-L1 Inhibitors
- Low to Modest Reductions in Neutropenia-Related Hospitalizations Observed With Colony-Stimulating Factors
- Future Directions in Breast Cancer: A Conversation With Dr. Lee Schwartzberg
- Dual Block With Lapatinib and Trastuzumab Effective as Neoadjuvant Treatment of HER2-Postive Breast Cancer
- Uridine Triacetate Safe and Effective for 5-Fluorouracil and Capecitabine Toxicity
- Current and Emerging Therapies of HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Pictilisib Plus Paclitaxel for the Treatment of Recurrent or Metastatic Breast Cancer
- HER2 Breast Cancer and ASCO/CAP 2013 Guideline Update: A Discussion Between Drs. Lee Schwartzberg and Reshma Mahtani
- Genomic Profiling in Breast Cancer: What Are the Benefits?