Christopher (Jerry) G. Azzoli

Former Chair of the Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine

Director of Thoracic Oncology Department, Lifespan Cancer Institute

Worked at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York for 10 years

Worked at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center in Boston for 6 years

Current position

Doctor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, USA

work experience

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine

Johns Hopkins Hospital, Intern/Resident Physician Training

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Specialized Continuing Training

authentication

Internal Medicine Certification

Clinical expertise

Lung cancer, mesothelioma, chest tumor, thymoma, esophageal cancer

Doctor Introduction

Dr. Christopher Gerard Azzoli has joined Lifespan Cancer Institute as the Director of Thoracic Oncology. As a native of Rhode Island, he obtained a medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore and subsequently received residency training at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He completed specialized training in oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York and served there from 2002 to 2012. From 2012 to 2018, he worked at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center in Boston.

Dr. Azzoli has been the lead author and co-author of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) lung cancer treatment guidelines since 2003. In 2012, he served as the Chair of the Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), responsible for developing evidence-based guidelines for use by clinical oncologists.