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Larry W. Kwak, M.D.,Ph.D.

  • Dr. Michael Friedman Professor in Translational Medicine
  • Director, Toni Stephenson Lymphoma Center
  • Associate Director for Developmental Therapeutics and Translational Research
  • Professor, Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
  • Hematologist/Oncologist
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Larry W. Kwak, M.D.,Ph.D.

Clinical Specialties
  • Medical Oncology
Larry W. Kwak, M.D. is a world-renowned physician and scientist who has pioneered breakthrough innovations in immunology and cancer vaccines. He joined City of Hope in April 2015 following a decade of leadership in lymphoma and myeloma research and treatment at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.
 
Named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in 2010, Dr. Kwak is the director for developmental therapeutics and translational research, director of the Toni Stephenson Lymphoma Center within the Hematologic Malignancies and Stem Cell Transplantation Institute and is endowed with the title of the Dr. Michael Friedman Professor in Translational Medicine.
 
Passionate about harnessing the body's immune system to battle cancer, Dr. Kwak's interest in the field was sparked by a high school mentor and has continued for nearly three decades. He takes special pride in his ability to rapidly translate basic research into human clinical trials, making him an ideal fit for the City of Hope environment.
 
 

 

Member of the Following Care Teams

  • Lymphoma
  • Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

Locations

Duarte

1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA, 91010

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Phone :  626-256-4673

Education

Degrees

  • 1984 – Ph.D., Tumor Cell Biology, Northwestern University Graduate School, Evanston, IL 1982 – B.S., M.D., Honors Program, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 1979 – B.S., Medical Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Fellowship

  • 1987 – 1991, Fellow, Medical Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
  • 1983 – 1984, Fellow, Tumor Cell Biology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL

Residency

  • 1985 – 1987, Resident, Internal Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA

Internship

  • 1984 – 1985, Intern, Internal Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA

Board Certifications

  • 1989 - American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty Medical Oncology
  • 1987 - American Board of Internal Medicine

Publications

Information listed here is obtained from Pubmed, a public database; City of Hope is not responsible for its accuracy.

Memberships

  • 2012 - Education Committee, American Association for Cancer Research, Chicago, IL
  • 2012 – present, Trust Committee, Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer, Milwaukee, WI
  • 2007 – present, Panel of Scientific Advisors, Lymphoma Research Foundation, USA
  • 2006 –
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