George R. Blumenschein

Biography

Dr. George R. Blumenschein, Jr is a Professor of Medicine in Department of Thoracic/Head & Neck Medical Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. He received his B.A. from Vanderbilt University and his M.D. degree from University of Texas Medical School in Houston. He completed his residency in internal medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston and his fellowship training in medical oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He joined The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in 2000 as an Instructor of Medicine. He was promoted to Assistant Professor of Medicine in 2001. He is board certified in both internal medicine and medical oncology. Dr. Blumenschein is a member of ASCO, SWOG, RTOG, and AACR. He has authored or co-authored papers and book chapters regarding the management of lung and head and neck cancers. Dr Blumenschein’s area of focus is in new drug development and multimodality therapy for the treatment of lung and head and neck cancers. Specifically, he is interested in the utilization of compounds with novel mechanisms of action in clinical trials for the treatment of these tumors. He serves as the principle investigator on a number of research protocols.

Research Interest

Thoracic Head and Neck Medical Oncology