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President, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Richard and Susan Smith Professor of Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics, Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Office phone: 617-632-4266
Appointment phone: 877-332-4294
Fax: 617-632-2161
Email: edward_benz@dfci.harvard.edu
Preferred contact method: office phone
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Edward J. Benz Jr., MD
Richard and Susan Smith Professor of Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics, Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Office phone: 617-632-4266
Appointment phone: 877-332-4294
Fax: 617-632-2161
Email: edward_benz@dfci.harvard.edu
Preferred contact method: office phone
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
450 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
Biography
Dr. Benz graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1973 and received his training at Brigham and Women's Hospital and the National Institutes of Health. He is president of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, CEO of Dana-Farber/Partners CancerCare, director and principal investigator of Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, and a member of the Governing Board of Dana-Farber/Children's Cancer Center. He is also a clinical hematologist and an active NIH-funded investigator.
Background
Board Certification
Hematology
Internal Medicine
Fellowship
Yale University, Hematology
Residency
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Internal Medicine
Medical School
Harvard Medical School
Recent Awards
- President, American Association of Cancer Institutes, 2005
- Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2004
- Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2004
- Member, Institute of Medicine, 2004