Podcast appearances and mentions of Michael A Caligiuri

Dr. Caligiuri describes his journey from being a liberal arts major at a college in upstate New York, to being a Stanford trained MD, to his current position as President of City of Hope National Medical Center. Along the way Caligiuri shares his thoughts on training to be a hematologist in the late ‘80s – at a time when there were no curative therapies, and such a calling was daunting at best – to his finding a cherished mentor that put him on the road to becoming one of the top NK cell experts in the world.

On today's episode, meet Dr. Michael A. Caligiuri. Dr. Caligiuri is President of City of Hope National Medical Center and the Deana and Steve Campbell Physician-in-Chief Distinguished Chair, a world-renowned physician, scientist, builder, innovator, leader and visionary at City of Hope. A leading researcher in immunology, lymphoma and leukemia, Dr. Caligiuri dedicates himself to developing the next generation of cancer therapies, rapidly delivering them to patients and curing their disease. His research team is currently focused on bringing natural killer cellular therapies to patients with any form of cancer. He also gives back to the communities he serves.

“This is an amazing, beautiful hospital that gives such phenomenal care to our patients. When you meet the staff and leaders of The James, you know you're in the right place as a patient.” Those are the words of Michael A. Caligiuri, MD, former CEO of the James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute (2008-17), and former director of The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center (2003-17). In Episode 63 of The James 30th Anniversary Celebration podcast (the second in a three-part series on the 30th anniversary of the original James), Caligiuri discusses how he built upon the solid foundation created by David E. Schuller Clara D. Bloomfield, MD, his mentor. Caligiuri recruited scores of top physicians, scientists and physician/scientists as the OSUCCC – James grew, expanded, gained a worldwide reputation for excellence, and achieved a rare perfect score from the National Cancer Institute in 2015.

DV with Dr Caligiuri

Summary: Michael A. Caligiuri, MD, is director of The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, chief executive officer of Ohio State’s James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, and holder of the John L. Marakas Nationwide Insurance Enterprise Foundation Chair in Cancer Research. He also is a professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and …