Clinical Trials Education Webinar

Tomasz M. Beer, M.D.

A Grover C. Bagby Endowed Chair for Prostate Cancer Research, Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology & Medical Oncology, and Deputy Director at the Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute in Portland, Oregon.

Dr. Beer leads the Prostate Cancer Research Program within the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, an NCI-designated Cancer Center. He received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, in 1991. He then moved to Oregon Health & Science University. At OHSU he completed his internship and residency in internal medicine and then completed his fellowship in Hematology and Medical Oncology.

Currently, he is a fellow of the American College of Physicians, as well as a member of several other professional societies, including American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Urologic Association, American Association for Cancer Research, and Southwest Oncology Group, where he has led a number of clinical trials.

Dr. Beer has authored and co-authored more than 250 articles and abstracts on prostate cancer largely with a focus on the development of novel therapies through clinical and translational investigation. He recently co-authored the book Cancer Clinical Trials: A Commonsense Guide to Experimental Cancer Therapies and Clinical Trials. Dr. Beer’s major research interests include clinical trials, preclinical investigation, and risk factors in prostate cancer.