Clifford Hudis, MD, Chairman
BCRF Scientific Advisory Committee
Clifford Hudis is Chief of the Breast Cancer Medicine Service and Associate Attending Physician at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. He is also a Professor of Medicine at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University.
Dr. Hudis is co-leader of the Breast Disease Management Team at MSKCC, co-Chair of the Breast Committee of the Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB), and a past-Chair of the Internet Services Committee of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).
Dr. Hudis received his B.A. from Lehigh University and his M.D. from the Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1983 following the completion of a six-year combined B.A. and M.D. program. From 1983 through 1987 he trained in Internal Medicine at the Medical College of Pennsylvania and served as Chief Medical Resident. His hematology/oncology training was completed at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in 1991 and since then he has been a member of the Breast Cancer Medicine Service at Memorial where he has conducted a large number of clinical trials. His research interests include chemotherapy development, hormone therapy, novel targeted therapeutics, and supportive care. A particular focus has been the integration of newer agents into the treatment plan for patients with early stage disease.
In addition to his practice and clinical research, Dr. Hudis has served as a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Clinical Cancer Research, and Cancer Investigation. He is a member of the Breast Committees of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
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