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Gerald S. Falchook, M.D.

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Assistant Professor, Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Research Interests

  • Phase I studies
  • Drug development
  • Clinical trial design
  • Angiogenesis
  • Proteasome inhibition
  • Targeted therapy

Clinical Interests

Targeted therapy

Office Address

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard
Unit Number: Unit 455
Houston, TX 77030
Room Number: FC8.3026
Email: gfalchoo@mdanderson.org

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

2009 University of Texas Health Science Center Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX, MS, Cancer Biology
2001 Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, MD, Medicine
1997 Rice University, Houston, TX, BA, Biochemistry, Biology, History

Postgraduate Training

11/2007-12/2007 Externship, National Cancer Institute, Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (NCI-CTEP), Bethesda, MD
7/2005-6/2008 Clinical Fellowship, Medical Oncology and Hematology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
6/2001-6/2004 Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Board Certifications

2008 Medical Oncology
2004 American Board of Internal Medicine

Experience/Service

Consultantships

Advisory Board Member, EMD Merck Serono, Paris, France, 3/2011-present

Institutional Committee Activities

Member, Faculty Senate Research Affairs Committee, 7/2011-present
Member, Faculty Senate Ad-hoc Committee for the Revisions of Research Compliance Plan, 7/2011-present
Alternate, eResearch Executive Steering Committee, 2/2011-present
Member, Faculty Senate Focus Groups - Compensation/Salary Incentive Award/RBP/Industry Residulas/PRS, 1/2011-present
Representative, Faculty Senate, 9/2009-present
Member, Tenure Issues Committee of the Faculty Senate, 9/2009-present
Back-up member, Quality Improvement Oversight Committee (QIOC), 8/2009-present
Member, ICT Protocol Selection Steering Committee, 1/2009-present
Member, Clinical Research Committee (CRC) 2, 2009-present
Member, ASCO Young Investigator Oversight Committee, 2008-present
Member, Scientific Publications Advisory Board, 2007-2008
Student Director, Graduate Medical Education Core Curriculum Subcommittee, 2007-2008

Last updated: 10/12/2011