Physician Profile
George P. Canellos, MD
William Rosenberg Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Discipline
Medical Oncologist
Center/Program
Department
Medical Oncology/Hematologic Malignancies
Interest
Lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Contact Information
George P. Canellos, MDDana-Farber Cancer Institute
44 Binney Street
Dana 1B14
Boston, MA 02115
Office phone: (617) 632-3470
Appointment phone: (617) 632-3470
Fax: (617) 632-3477
E-mail: george_canellos@dfci.harvard.edu
Preferred contact method: appointment phone
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Biography
Dr. Canellos received his MD in 1960 from Columbia University. After internship and residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, he was a clinical associate at the National Cancer Institute and a research fellow at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School in London. From 1975 to 1995, he served as chief of DFCI's Division of Medical Oncology and as medical director for network development for Dana-Farber/Partners CancerCare. He is currently a senior physician at DFCI and Brigham and Women's Hospital.He is the formerEditor in chief of the Journal of Clinical Oncology and President of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Background
Board CertificationInternal Medicine, 1967
Hematology, 1972
Medical Oncology, 1973
Residency
Massachusetts General Hospital, Internal Medicine
Fellowship
Massachusetts General Hospital, Medicine
National Cancer Institute, Medicine
Medical School
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
