Eric Winer

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Eric P. Winer
Born1956
Education Yale University, B.A. (1978)
Yale University Medical School, M.D. (1983)
Known for Breast Cancer
Oncology

Eric P. Winer (born 1956) is a medical oncologist and clinical researcher specializing in breast cancer. He is director of Yale Cancer Center and president and physician-in-chief of Smilow Cancer Hospital Yale New Haven Health System, effective February 1, 2022. [1] He also is Deputy Dean for Cancer Research at Yale School of Medicine. From 1997 to 2021, he was the Chief of the Breast Oncology Program at Dana–Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts. Beginning in 2013, he held a range of institutional roles at Dana-Farber, including Chief of Clinical Development, the Thompson Chair in Breast Cancer Research and Director of the Dana-Farber/Harvard SPORE in Breast Cancer. He also served as a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He was president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2022-2023 and became Chair of the Board in mid-June 2023. His career has been focused on breast cancer treatment and research.

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Education and Training

Winer received his undergraduate degree in History and Russian/East European Studies from Yale University in 1978 and graduated from the Yale School of Medicine in 1983. He went on to complete residency training in internal medicine at Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he served as chief medical resident.

From 1987 to 1989, Winer held a fellowship in hematology-oncology at Duke University Medical Center. From 1989 to 1997 he was on the faculty at Duke University Medical Center and served as co-director of the Duke University Medical Center Multidisciplinary Breast Program. He moved to Dana–Farber Cancer Institute after 10 years at Duke.

Career

Winer joined Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana–Farber Cancer Institute in 1997 and was appointed director of the Breast Oncology Center and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He directed the breast cancer program at Dana–Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center for twenty four years.

In addition to his role at Dana–Farber Cancer Institute, over his twenty-four years, he also served as co-chair of the then-Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB)/Alliance Breast Cancer committee, chair of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Health Services Committee, Board of Directors member, American Society of Clinical Oncology, co-chair of Breast Cancer Steering Committee, National Cancer Institute, co-chair of Advanced Breast Cancer Conference and Consensus Panel, co-chair of St. Gallen Consensus Panel on Early Stage Breast Cancer, and Chief Scientific Advisor and co-chair, Scientific Advisory Board, Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Over his career, he has divided his time between patient care, clinical research and administration.

Research

Winer has conducted numerous clinical trials during his career. These trials span virtually all aspects of breast cancer. For over a decade, he was the co-chair of the CALGB/Alliance Breast Cancer Committee. Currently, he is the principal investigator of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center NCI SPORE (National Cancer Institute Specialized Program of Research Excellence) in breast cancer. His research group focuses on improving care through the development of new treatment approaches. He also recognizes the importance of de-escalating therapy in patients who can do just as well with less treatment. [2] In collaboration with the Department of Defense and the National Cancer Institute, Winer is also the principal investigator on a study sponsored by the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, assessing the use of aspirin as adjuvant therapy for node-positive breast cancer patients. [3]

Articles

Winer has authored over 400 publications. [4] Here is a selection of Winer's recently published articles:

Awards

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References

  1. ↑ "Eric P. Winer to lead Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital".
  2. ↑ "Breast Cancer: When is Less Treatment Better?". blog.dana-farber.org. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  3. ↑ "Aspirin in Preventing Recurrence of Cancer in Patients With Node Positive HER2 Negative Stage II-III Breast Cancer After Chemotherapy, Surgery, and/or Radiation Therapy". clinicaltrials.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  4. ↑ "PubMed Search Results". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  5. ↑ "Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology Award Recipients". www.asco.org. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  6. ↑ "A. Clifford Barger Excellence in Mentoring Award Recipients". mfdp.med.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  7. ↑ "Symposium Overview". www.sabcs.org. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  8. ↑ "ASCO Honors Researchers, Scientists for Significant Advances in Cancer Treatment and Care". connection.asco.org. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
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