Senior Lead, Health Care Quality and Policy
Hutchinson Institute for Cancer Outcomes Research (HICOR), Fred Hutch
Professor, Cancer Prevention Program
Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutch
Professor
Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch
Dr. Gary Lyman is a medical oncologist, hematologist and public health researcher who focuses on comparative effectiveness, health technology assessment, and health services and outcomes research. Dr. Lyman serves as a senior lead for health care quality and policy within the Hutchinson Institute for Cancer Outcomes Research, or HICOR. An internationally recognized thought leader in cancer care delivery, supportive care and health care policy, his research compares the effectiveness of novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies; examines clinical decision-making; explores risk modeling and precision medicine; assesses health technology research and synthesis; and delves into the factors that drive disparities in cancer care. He is also interested in cancer prevention, pharmaco-economics, and cancer treatment and supportive care for the elderly. Dr Lyman is among the top 1% of investigators by citations in Web of Science. In addition to his work at the Hutch, Dr. Lyman holds leadership positions within the American Society of Clinical Oncology as well as the SWOG Cancer Research Network, for which he serves as executive officer for Cancer Care Delivery, Symptom Control and Quality of Life Research.
Professor, Medicine - Oncology
University of Washington School of Medicine
Adjunct Professor
University of Washington School of Public Health
Adjunct Professor
University of Washington School of Pharmacy
Medical Oncologist, Breast Cancer Program
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Executive Officer, Cancer Care Delivery, Symptom Control and Quality of Life Research
Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG)
Board of Governors and Executive Officer for Immunotherapy, Cancer Care Delivery, Symptom Control and Quality of Life Research, and Palliative Care
SWOG Cancer Research Network
Board of Directors
The Hope Foundation for Cancer Research
Fellow
Royal College of Physicians
Fellow
American College of Physicians
Fellow
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Editor-in-Chief
Cancer Investigation
M.P.H., Biostatistics, Harvard University, 1982
M.D., School of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1972
B.A., Psychology and Physics, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1968
Comparative Effectiveness Research of Novel Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies
Clinical Decision Making, Risk Modeling, and Precision Medicine
Health Technology Assessment and Research Synthesis
Health Disparities and Quality of Cancer Care Delivery
Health Economics, Pharmacoeconomics and Healthcare Policy
Cancer Treatment and Supportive Care in the Elderly
—Dr. Gary Lyman
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