Hossein Borghaei

Dr. Borghaei is Chief of Thoracic Medical Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center, where he is also a Professor in the Department of Oncology/Hematology, Co-Director of the Immune Monitoring Facility, and the Gloria and Edmund M. Dunn Chair in Thoracic Malignancies. In his clinical practice, Dr. Borghaei has participated in numerous immunotherapy-based clinical trials. He is also the principal investigator (PI) of a laboratory that develops new monoclonal antibodies and novel immune-modulating drugs. He served as the PI of phase III randomized study that proved the effectiveness of nivolumab in the treatment of patients with advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer after progression on prior chemotherapy. This work led to the approval of nivolumab, one of the first immunotherapy-based drugs to be approved for lung cancer in this setting. Dr. Borghaei earned his D.O. degree at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, did his residency at Graduate Hospital (Philadelphia), and was Chief Fellow, Hematology-Oncology, at Fox Chase Cancer Center.