Razelle Kurzrock, M.d.

Razelle Kurzrock, M.D., is a board-certified medical oncologist and a renowned expert in precision medicine. Dr. Kurzrock currently serves as Senior Deputy Center Director for Clinical Science, Director at the Center for Personalized Cancer Therapy, Director of the Clinical Trials Office, and a Team Leader for Experimental Therapeutics at the Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego. Dr. Kurzrock is known for developing one of the largest and best Phase 1 clinical trials programs in the nation while at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. A central theme of that program was the personalized medicine strategy, embodied in a protocol called PREDICT (Profile-Related Evidence Determining Individualized Cancer Therapy). This approach utilized advanced molecular technologies to match patients with targeted cancer treatment that optimized chances for response.

Dr. Kurzrock has a strong history of building outstanding education/training programs. At University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, she founded and directed the MS/PhD program (degree granting) in Human Biology and Patient-Based Research, as well as the Fellowship in Investigational Cancer Therapeutics. At UCSD Moores Cancer, she founded and directs the Fellowship in Personalized Cancer Therapy.

Dr. Kurzrock is also Chief of the Hematology & Oncology Division in the UC San Diego School of Medicine. She is a frequent speaker at national and international meetings, and her research has been widely published, with more than 600 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Kurzrock earned her medical degree from the University of Toronto. She completed her residency at Tulane University and her fellowship in medical oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. She is board certified in internal medicine and medical oncology.