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Razelle Kurzrock, MD, FACP

Center Associate Director, Professor

Location

  • Cancer Center - Froedtert Hospital
  • 8800 West Doyne Ave.
  • Milwaukee, WI 53226

Specialties

  • Medical Oncology

Cancer Center - Froedtert Hospital

Overview

Diseases and Conditions

  • Cancer

Treatments and Services

  • Immunotherapy
  • Genomics
  • Precision Medicine

Patients Ages Seen

  • Adult
  • Senior

Languages

  • English

Hospital Affiliations

  • Froedtert Hospital – Milwaukee

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine
  • Medical Oncology

Clinic Locations

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Biography

Dr. Kurzrock is a world-renowned leader in precision oncology and rare cancers research. She is the Associate Director of Clinical Research for the ӰԺ Cancer Center, Associate Director of Precision Oncology at the Linda T. and John A. Mellowes Center for Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine and the founding director of the Michels Rare Cancers Research Laboratories at the ӰԺ Cancer Center. She is recognized as one of the world’s 25 most important voices in precision medicine and one of the most highly cited scientists globally. She has authored over 950 scientific and medical publications. Dr. Kurzrock is the Chair for the Early Therapeutics and Rare Cancers Committee (SWOG NCI) — one of the largest clinical trials cooperative groups in the country — and has been the principal investigator for more than 100 early-phase clinical trials, leading eight life-changing drugs to FDA approval. In 2022, Dr. Kurzrock and the DART rare cancer study team received the National Cancer Institute Director’s Award of Merit for outstanding work.

Education and Training

Doctor of Medicine - University of Toronto - Toronto (1978)
Residency in Internal Medicine - Tulane University Hospital and Clinics - New Orleans, LA (1979-1981)
Fellowship in Medical Oncology - M. D. Anderson Cancer Center - Houston, TX (1982-1983)