Gary Spitzer

Biography

Dr. Gary Spitzer is a world-renowned oncologist who has vast experience in hematomalignancies and solid tumor malignancies. He was one of the early pioneers in bone marrow transplantation at M.D. Anderson Hospital, and directed hematology/oncology and bone marrow transplantation departments at St. Louis University and Georgetown University. He has also extensively published, with more than 300 manuscripts and articles. Dr. Spitzer has been a leader in the development of curative regimens for Hodgkin’s lymphoma and other hematologic malignancies of which we now consider standard of care, and in vitro studies of drug drug activity in solid tumors. Dr. Spitzer currently takes a very active role in clinical trials involving both solid tumor malignancies and hematopoeitic malignancies. In one of his current roles as clinical director of MolDx, he is well-versed in reviewing and assisting in the development of clinical utility studies for specialized genomic testing in cancer and clinical trials from the industry.  

Research Interest

oncology