Marina Chiara Garassino
MD
Medicine
Internal Medicine, Hematology
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Director, Professor
Marina Chiara Garassino, MD, is an internationally recognized expert in the treatment of thoracic malignancies. Dr. Garassino specializes in thoracic tumors including lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, and small cell lung cancer, as well as thymic malignancies, very rare mediastinal tumors (tumors that develop between the chest and breastbone). Dr. Garassino understands that thoracic cancers can grow quickly, so she works with her patients to accurately diagnose their condition and find the right treatment(s) for each person.
As an avid physician-scientist, Dr. Garassino is committed to researching treatments and techniques that improve the quality of care and outcomes for her cancer patients. She has led clinical and translational research focused on investigating targeted agents, and immunotherapies to treat thoracic malignancies. Dr. Garassino has published over 220 papers in respected, peer-viewed publications, including New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet Oncology, Journal of Clinical Oncology, JAMA Oncology, Annals of Oncology, Journal of Thoracic Oncology and Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy.
