Maurie Markman, M.D., is a nationally renowned cancer expert and the president of medicine and science at City of Hope’s® cancer centers in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Board-certified in hematology, medical oncology and internal medicine, Dr. Markman is a physician-scholar who is committed to practicing medicine as a “people’s doctor,” providing personalized care for his patients through a combination of compassion and innovative treatment options.
Over the course of his decades-long career, Dr. Markman has worked as a clinician and researcher at some of the country’s top cancer hospitals and institutes, including M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City and Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. Much of his work has focused on research and treatment in the field of gynecologic cancers. He joined City of Hope in 2011 — the same year he received the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s (ASCO) Statesman Award, which is presented to ASCO members who have made outstanding contributions in their field for more than 20 years.
Dr. Markman earned his medical degree from the New York University (NYU) School of Medicine, then went on to complete an internal medicine internship and residency at NYU Medical Center’s Bellevue Hospital, during which he was also chief resident. He completed a fellowship in hematology-oncology through both the National Cancer Institute and Johns Hopkins University’s Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center in Baltimore, Maryland. In addition, Dr. Markman holds a master’s degree in health policy and management and a graduate certificate of advanced study in bioethics.
A member of multiple societies and organizations — including the American Society of Hematology and the Society of Gynecologic Oncology — Dr. Markman is also a fellow of both ASCO and the American College of Physicians with more than 1,400 scholarly publications to his name. He has received recognition as one of America’s best doctors on multiple occasions and is frequently invited to serve as a lecturer and visiting professor at some of the nation’s top medical schools.
