Philip Kantoff

Dr. Kantoff currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Convergent Therapeutics, where he spearheads the development of precision radiopharmaceuticals for prostate cancer treatment. Previously, Dr. Kantoff served as Chairman of the Department of Medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), managing more than 500 physicians and physician-scientists, while caring for patients, running a funded laboratory and developing improved cancer therapies. Prior to MSK, Dr. Kantoff was Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and the Jerome and Nancy Kohlberg Chair at Harvard Medical School, Director of the Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Division Head of Solid Tumor Oncology, serving as principal investigator in significant trials developing new therapeutic targets for patients with advanced prostate cancer. During this time, Dr. Kantoff conducted laboratory research focused on the genetic epidemiology of prostate cancer, mechanisms of resistance, the role of noncoding RNAs in prostate cancer, and the discovery of biomarkers as potential prognostic tools and/or therapeutic targets.

Dr. Kantoff earned both his undergraduate and medical degrees from Brown University and is board certified in internal medicine and medical oncology. He has written more than 500 articles and books and is the recipient of numerous awards celebrating his research and clinical skills.