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Lee Schwartzberg MD, FACP

Lee S. Schwartzberg MD, FACP

Chief, Medical Oncology and Hematology, Renown Institute for Cancer, and Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada

Dr. 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:

  1. Phase III Study of Afatinib or Cisplatin Plus Pemetrexed in Patients With Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma With EGFR Mutations
  2. The Management of Early-Stage and Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: A Review
  3. 6 vs 12 Months of Adjuvant Trastuzumab in HER2+ Early Breast Cancer
  4. Supreme Court: Human Genes Cannot Be Patented
  5. Score One for Nivolumab/Ipilimumab Combo in Advanced Melanoma
  6. Dr. Lee Schwartzberg's ASCO Abstract Recommendations—Early Breast Cancer
  7. Cancer Risks Estimated for BRCA1 and BRCA2 Carrier Patients
  8. Interim Analysis of CLEOPATRA Results Shows Significant Improvement in Overall Survival
  9. Duloxetine Decreased Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathic Pain
  10. PEAK: A Randomized Phase 2 Study of mFOLFOX6 With Either Panitumumab or Bevacizumab as First-Line Treatment in Patients With Unresectable Wild-Type KRAS Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

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