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Gary E. Deng, MD, PhD

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Dr. Deng is Medical Director of the Bendheim Integrative Medicine Center at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) and Professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University in New York. His professional expertise is in the use of an integrative medicine approach to help patients throughout the continuum of cancer prevention, treatment, and survivorship.

Dr. Deng has taken a leadership role in the emerging and evolving field of integrative oncology. He has built a robust integrative medicine physician practice and directs clinical services provided at the Bendheim Integrative Medicine Center at MSKCC. Dr. Deng is active in conducting research and developing innovations in the field. He is principal investigator of research projects on acupuncture, yoga and botanical agents. Dr. Deng has developed education programs for physicians, nurses, acupuncturists, massage therapist and yoga instructors. He is the lead author of several integrative oncology clinical practice guidelines and numerous publications of clinical trial data, reviews and textbook chapters. Dr. Deng is frequently invited to give lectures internationally to both professional and lay audiences, and to review clinical trial protocols, manuscripts, and grant applications.

Dr. Deng received his medical degree from Beijing Medical University, China, and his Ph.D. degree in Microbiology and Immunology from University of Miami, Florida. He completed his clinical training at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston and research training at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Deng is a past president of the Society for Integrative Oncology.

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