Professor
Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch
Dr. Tom Purcell is the chief medical officer of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. In this role, he oversees Fred Hutch's outpatient clinics and is responsible for ensuring that Fred Hutch provides high-quality clinical care. He also studies the role of exercise in cancer survivorship and carries out clinical trials of new drugs for patients with lung cancer, mesothelioma and other cancers. Dr. Purcell is a medical oncologist who cares for patients at Fred Hutch with gastrointestinal cancers, such as liver cancer.
Chief Medical Officer
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Clinical Professor, Division of Medical Oncology
UW Medicine
Fellowship Medical Oncology, Johns Hopkins University, 2002
Chief Resident, Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 2000
Residency, Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 2000
Internship, Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 2000
M.D., Emory University School of Medicine, 1996
MBA, University of Chicago, 1991
B.S. Physics, B.S. Chemistry, Millsaps College, 1985
Novel treatments for gastrointestinal malignancies
New cancer drug development
Cancer survivorship, including the benefits of physical exercise and weight training for cancer patients
Gastrointestinal malignancies
Neuroendocrine gastrointestinal and lung tumors
Mesothelioma, including peritoneal mesothelioma
— Dr. W. Thomas Purcell
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