Linus Ho

Dr. Linus Ho, MD/PhD, is a medical oncologist and formerly an associate professor in the Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Texas at Austin with degrees in zoology (BA) and chemistry (BS) and received both his MD and PhD (cancer biology) degrees from Stanford University. He completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in hematology/medical oncology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, did post-doctoral research training at Harvard Medical School, and was an attending physician at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute before moving to MD Anderson, where he worked for 20 years. He has over 29 years of experience in the medical field and is board-certified in both internal medicine and medical oncology.

Dr. Ho ran an independent research laboratory at MD Anderson for several years before deciding to devote his time to clinical research. He has been an active clinical researcher and has served as a vice-chairman of the MD Anderson institutional review board. He is a member of the American Medical Association and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Ho has published over 60 articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals and has served as an ad hoc editor for several scientific journals.