Lawrence Shulman

Biography:

Lawrence N. Shulman, MD, is Professor of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine, the Associate Director for Special Projects at the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania, and Co-Director of the Center for Global Oncology.  He received his MD from Harvard Medical School, and trained in Hematology and Oncology at the Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, MA.

Dr. Shulman is the Past-Chair of the Commission on Cancer and serves on the National Cancer Policy Forum of the National Academy. He is the former Chair of the American Society of Clinical Oncology Quality of Care Committee and the Commission on Cancer’s Quality Integration Committee.

A specialist in the treatment of patients with breast cancer, his research includes developing innovative approaches to improve cancer care in the US, and implementation of cancer treatment programs in low-resource settings.  He also specializes in the care of cancer survivors.

Dr. Shulman serves as Senior Oncology Advisor to the non-profit organization Partners In Health (PIH). The PIH mission includes the establishment of national cancer treatment programs with the Ministries of Health in Rwanda, Lesotho and Haiti, programs for which he plays a seminal leadership role.  Dr. Shulman is a former member of ASCO’s International Affairs Committee and their Task Force on Global Oncology as an Academic Career.  He co-led the World Health Organization’s review and revision of their Essential Medicines for Cancer from 2014-2017.