Bruce D. Cheson, M.D., FACP, FAAAS, FASCO

Dr. Cheson is Board certified in hematology and internal medicine. He earned his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine.  He completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Virginia Hospital and his clinical and research fellowship at New England Medical Center Hospital.

From 2002-2020 Dr. Cheson was Head of Hematology at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. Additionally, he has more than 40 years’ experience in academics focusing primarily on lymphoid malignancies and is a Scientific Advisor to the Lymphoma Research Foundation. 

Dr. Cheson serves on numerous scientific boards for both non-profit and biotech sectors, as well as advisor to clinical trials monitoring for molecular and genetic companies.  He is also experienced in protocol and drug development processes with over a decade of working with the National Cancer Institute and he has authored over 400 articles.