David Agus , MD Professor of Medicine
Director, Center for Applied Molecular Medicine
Director, USC Westside Prostate Cancer Center Dr. Agus heads USC's Westside Prostate Cancer Center and the Center for Applied Molecular Medicine. His research focuses on the application of proteomics and genomics for the study of cancer and the development of new therapeutics for prostate cancer. Dr. Agus's clinical responsibilities include the development of clinical trials for new drugs and treatments for prostate cancer, his groundbreaking work being supported by the National Cancer Institute and other private foundations.
Dr. Agus is founder of www.Oncology.com, the largest online cancer resource and virtual community, and Navigenics-a consumer-focused healthcare technology and wellness company.
Prior to joining USC, Dr. Agus served as Director of the Spielberg Family Center for Applied Proteomics and Research Director of the Louis Warschaw Prostate Cancer Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He also served as attending physician at Cedars-Sinai and Associate Professor of Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology at the UCLA School of Medicine.
Dr. Agus completed his oncology fellowship training at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, where he later became an attending physician in the Department of Medical Oncology and head of the Laboratory of Tumor Biology. He was also Assistant Professor of Medicine at Cornell University Medical Center.
Dr. Agus graduated cum laude with honors in molecular biology from Princeton University, and received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He completed his medical internship and residency training at John Hopkins Hospital.
Degrees
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, MD,
Princeton University, BA,
Internships
Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1992 - 1993
Residencies
Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1993 - 1994
Fellowships
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1996 - 1997
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1994 - 1996
Cornell University Medical Center, 1994 - 1997
Board Certification
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
Internal Medicine
Medical Oncology
New York State Medical License
California State Medical License
American Urological Association
Society for Basic Urologic Research
Awards
Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Grant Awards, 2001, 2002, 2003
International Myeloma Foundation, Pioneer Award, 1995
CaP CURE Grant Awards 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
CaP CURE Young Investigator Award, 1998 to 2001
Stein Foundation Medical Research Award, 1997 to 2003
American Cancer Society Physician Research Training Award, 1996 to 2001
Clinical Scholar of the Sloan-Kettering Institute, 1996
Florence A. Carter Fellowship, American Medical Association, 1995
Clinical Oncology Fellowship, American Cancer Society, 1994
John G. Clark Award (for meritorious research in any field), 1991
Health Research Scholar, Howard Hughes Medical Institute/National Institutes, 1990
Four Schools Physician-Scientist Training Program Award, 1990
Achievement Award, American Association of Allergy and Immunology, 1988
Cancer Education Grant, National Cancer Institute, 1988
Visiting Research Appointment, Basel Institute for Immunology, 1995
Westinghouse National Science Award, 1983
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Memberships
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association for Cancer Research
American College of Physicians
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Society of Hematology
American Medical Association
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