James L. Abbruzzese

Dr. James L. Abbruzzese is the Chairman of the Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and Houston, Texas and holds the Annie Laurie Howard Research Distinguished Professorship. Abbruzzese is one of the world's foremost leaders in the clinical study and treatment of pancreatic cancer. [ [http://www3.mdanderson.org/DEPARTMENTS/pancreatic/specialists/jabbruzzese.htm PTSG Specialists/Medical Oncology: James L Abbruzzese, MD ] ]

Abbruzzese is the author of over 150 original articles and book chapters and is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Pancreatology. He serves on the editorial board of a number of prestigious journals, including the Journal of Clinical Oncology and Clinical Cancer Research, and also serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research. [ [http://www.pancreatica.org/abbruzzese_bio.html Pancreatic Cancer Science Board: Dr. James L. Abbruzzese ] ]

Education

Abbruzzese received his bachelor's degree in Biology from Fairfield University in 1974; medical degree from the University of Chicago - Pritzker School of Medicine in 1978; and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital from 1979 to 1981. Abbruzzese also completed clinical fellowships in Infectious Diseases at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1981, Medical Oncology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute of Harvard Medical School in 1982; and Medical Oncology Research Laboratory of Neoplastic Disease Mechanisms at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in 1983.

External links

* [http://www.mdanderson.org/Departments/Pancreatic/print.cfm?dIndexPrint=1&pn=7FA31ADD-7A03-11D4-AEC700508BDCCE3A&PrintPage=1 M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Profile]
* [http://www.pancreatica.org/abbruzzese_bio.html Pancreatic Cancer Science Board Profile]

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