Gerold Bepler

Gerold Bepler began his tenure as president and chief executive officer of the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit in February 2010. Prior to coming to Karmanos, Dr. Bepler was Director of the Comprehensive Lung Cancer Research Center; Department Chair of Thoracic Oncology; and Program Leader of the Lung Cancer Program at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL. He also served as Professor of Medicine and Oncology at the University of South Florida. Prior to joining the Moffitt Cancer Center, Dr. Bepler was Director of the Lung Cancer Program at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, NY. He also held positions at Duke University Hospital and Durham VA Medical Center.

Dr. Bepler is a native of Germany. He received his medical and doctorate degrees from the Philipps University School of Medicine and Dentistry in Marburg, Germany. His postdoctoral fellowships were completed at the National Cancer Institute, Philipps University and at Duke University Medical Center.