Lectures
Medical Chat: Spotting Cancer Early – Transforming Lives Through Timely Detection
Presented by: Nima Nabavizadeh, M.D.
for the OHSU Foundation Office of Gift Planning
Nima Nabavizadeh, M.D., is Associate Professor of Radiation Medicine, Program Director of the Radiation Oncology Residency Program and Chief Medical Officer of the Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research Center (CEDAR). Through partnerships with many biotech companies and other investigators, Nabavizadeh studies the testing and implementation of novel tests for the early detection of cancers. He is a radiation oncologist and specializes in the treatment of gastrointestinal oncology and lymphoma/hematologic malignancies, but treats all types of cancer. Nabavizadeh earned an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Oklahoma, where he also went to medical school. He completed his residency training in radiation oncology at OHSU.
