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:
- Long-Term HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer Survivors Treated With Trastuzumab
- Goserelin for Ovarian Protection During Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer
- MRI Alone Is Effective for Familial Breast Cancer Screening
- Transformative Moments in Oncology: Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer
- 2014 Top Story of the Year: Immunotherapy
- Consideration for the Omission of Irradiation in Elderly Breast Cancer Patients
- Immune Function Genes Strongly Linked to Outcome of Trastuzumab Trial
- Adjuvant Paclitaxel and Trastuzumab for Node-Negative, HER2+ Breast Cancer
- 2014 Top Stories in Oncology: Survival Results From the CLEOPATRA Trial in HER2+ Breast Cancer
- Palbociclib Added to Letrozole Improves PFS in Advanced Breast Cancer