Patti Ganz

Dr. Ganz is a board certified medical oncologist with expertise in health policy and management as it relates to cancer. She is associate director for population science at the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, and distinguished professor in the UCLA Schools of Medicine and Public Health. At the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dr. Ganz leads the scientific program focused on patients and survivors, as well as the cancer genetic counseling service. She served on the National Cancer Institute Board of Scientific Advisors from 2002-2007 and on the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Board of Directors from 2003-2006. Dr. Ganz was elected to the Institute of Medicine in 2007, and received the American Cancer Society Medal of Honor in 2010. She currently serves as vice chair of the Institute of Medicine National Cancer Policy Forum.