What kind of cancer did Bruce Johnson have?
Dr. Bruce Johnson. One of the primary challenges oncologists face when treating mesothelioma is working around the cancer’s resistance to most drugs. For Bruce Johnson, M.D., the key to successfully treating this persistent cancer is using targeted genetic therapy, which can increase the potency and accuracy of mesothelioma medicines.
Who is Dr Johnson?
Overview. Dr. Bruce E. Johnson is an oncologist in Boston, Massachusetts and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including North Shore Medical Center-Salem and …
What happened to Bruce Johnson on WUSA9?
Dr. Johnson is a lung clinician/researcher who is interested in developing and testing new targeted therapies to treat lung cancer. He also examines the differences between patients who respond to a particular treatment and those that do not fare as well. In the interview he discusses his research and the value of clinical trials to the drug discovery process.
Where did Dr Johnson go to college?
Bruce E. Johnson, MD, FASCO, is the Chief Clinical Research Officer at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Leader of the Lung Cancer Program for the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center. He is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and an Institute Physician at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Johnson served on the …
Bio
Dr. Johnson received his MD from the University of Minnesota in 1979 and his postgraduate training at the University of Chicago and the National Cancer Institute. After serving at NCI, where he most recently headed the Lung Cancer Biology Section, he joined DFCI in 1999.
Research
My research is based on my multiple responsibilities as the leader of the Lung Cancer Program at the Harvard Medical School affiliated institutions.
About Dr. Bruce E Johnson MD
Dr. Bruce E Johnson, MD is a doctor primarily located in Boston, MA, with another office in Boston, MA. He has 42 years of experience. His specialties include Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology.
Specialties
An internist is a physician who focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of conditions that affect the adult population—both acute and chronic.These doctors are often who adults see as their primary physicians because they treat a broad range of illnesses that do not require surgical or specialist interventions.
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More about Dr. Bruce E Johnson
Dr. Johnson received his MD from the University of Minnesota in 1979 and his postgraduate training at the University of Chicago and the National Cancer Institute. After serving at NCI, where he most recently headed the Lung Cancer Biology Section, he joined DFCI in 1999.
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