Lee S. Schwartzberg MD, FACP
Chief, Medical Oncology and Hematology, Renown Institute for Cancer, and Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno, NevadaDr. Schwartzberg is Chief, Medical Oncology and Hematology at the Renown Institute for Cancer and Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of Nevada, Reno. He did his hematology/oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and spent three decades at West Cancer Center and Research Institute as Medical Director. He was Chief, Division of hematology/oncology and Professor of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science center from 2012-2017.
In 2018, he became the founding Chief Medical Officer of OneOncology, a national oncology practice management company and served in that role through 2021. He previously served on the Board of Directors and the Guideline Steering Committee of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network and participated in several guideline committees including breast cancer.
Dr. Schwartzberg has published nearly 300 peer reviewed manuscripts, book chapters and monographs. He is founding editor in chief of the Elsevier website PracticeUpdate Oncology and founding editor in chief of the journal Community Oncology. His research interests focus on breast cancer, supportive care, precision medicine and patient reported outcomes. Dr. Schwartzberg maintains a clinical practice in breast cancer.
Positions:
Medical Director, West Cancer Center, Memphis, Tennessee
Chief Medical Officer, OneOncology
Degrees:
State University of New York, BA and MS
New York Medical College, MD, FACP
Postgraduate Training:
Intern, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY
Fellow in medical oncology/hematology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Board Certifications:
Medical oncology
Hematology
Clinical Interests:
Medical oncology/hematology
Disclosures
He is a consultant for Amgen, Pfizer, Helsinn, Genentech, BMS, Myriad, AstraZeneca, Spectrum, and Napo.
He is also on the advisory board for Genomic Health Research Funding (Institution): Amgen and DSMB: Bayer
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- ASCO 2019: Abstract Recommendations From Dr. Lee Schwartzberg for Breast Cancer
- Low-Dose Tamoxifen to Prevent Local and Contralateral Recurrence in Breast Intraepithelial Neoplasia
- Filgrastim vs Filgrastim Biosimilars for Prevention of Febrile Neutropenia
- Overall Survival With Fulvestrant Plus Anastrozole in Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Real-World Efficacy of Palonosetron Three-Drug Regimen for Highly Emetogenic Chemotherapy
- FDA Approves Atezolizumab for PD-L1 Positive Unresectable Locally Advanced or Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
- Sacituzumab Govitecan-hziy in Refractory Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
- Increasing the Dose Intensity of Chemotherapy by More Frequent Administration or Sequential Scheduling
- Olaparib vs Chemotherapy in Patients With a Germline BRCA Mutation and HER2-Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Underdiagnosis of Hereditary Breast Cancer