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Cheung
Kevin J. Cheung, MD
- Professor, Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutch
- Affiliate Investigator, Human Biology Division, Fred Hutch
- Associate Professor, Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Washington
- Attending Physician, Fred Hutch and University of Washington Medical Center
Background
Dr. Kevin Cheung is a physician-scientist studying the origins and vulnerabilities of breast cancer metastasis, with a particular focus on collective metastasis, the spread of tumor cell clusters to distant organs. His lab explores the organizing principles behind tumor cell cooperation and their impacts on cell migration, signaling, and therapy resistance. Through this collective lens, Dr. Cheung and his team aim to discover more effective treatments and prevention strategies for metastatic breast cancer.
Education
Johns Hopkins, 2015, Medical Oncology Fellowship
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 2009, Internal Medicine Residency
Weill Cornell Medical College, 2006, M.D.
Harvard College, 2001, B.A.