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Philip Kantoff, MD

Philip Kantoff, MD

Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Discipline

Medical Oncologist

Center/Program

Department

Interest

Prostate, testicular

Contact Information

Philip Kantoff, MD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
44 Binney Street
Dana 1230
Boston, MA 02115
Office phone: (617) 632-1914
Appointment phone: (617) 632-4974
Fax: (617) 632-2165
E-mail: philip_kantoff@dfci.harvard.edu

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Biography

Dr. Kantoff graduated from Brown University Medical School in 1979. After completing his internship and residency in internal medicine at New York University Hospital and Bellevue Hospital, he spent four years at the National Institutes of Health conducting research in gene therapy. He joined DFCI in 1987 and became director of the Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology in 1988. Dr. Kantoff is chief clinical research officer and chief of the Division of Solid Tumor Oncology at Dana-Farber. He is the leader of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Prostate Cancer Program, and director of the prostate cancer Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE).

Background

Board Certification
Internal Medicine, 1982
Medical Oncology, 1989

Residency
New York University-Bellevue Hospital, Internal Medicine

Fellowship
National Institutes of Health, Hematology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Medical Oncology

Medical School
Brown University School of Medicine