Marvels in Medicine: Dr. Gradishar on the Personal Pursuit of Precision Medicine in Breast Cancer

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In our exclusive interview, Dr. Gradishar shares the path that led him to specialize in the field of breast cancer, collective experiences that have inspired him throughout his career, and his hope for the continued transition from “shotgun medicine” to precision medicine in the field.

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Today, we had the pleasure of speaking with William J. Gradishar, MD, chief of hematology and oncology in the Department of Medicine, Betsy Bramsen Professorship of Breast Oncology, and professor of medicine in Hematology and Oncology at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Gradishar’s research is focused on the development of novel therapeutics in breast cancer.

He has co-authored over 300 publications with the goal of bringing precision medicine to the forefront of treatment for patients with this disease.

In our exclusive interview, Dr. Gradishar shared the path that led him to specialize in the field of breast cancer, collective experiences that have inspired him throughout his career, and his hope for the continued transition from “shotgun medicine” to precision medicine in the field.