Chief Executive Officer at National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Dr. Carlson comes to NCCN from Stanford University Medical Center where he has served as Professor of Medicine in the Division of Oncology and Stanford Medical Informatics, first joining the faculty in 1983. He is the Medical Director of inpatient oncology and hematology at Stanford Cancer Institute—one of the 21 NCCN Member Institutions. In addition, he  has held or holds numerous leadership positions within the Stanford Cancer Institute and Stanford Hospital and Clinics.

Dr. Carlson is board certified in Medical Oncology and Internal Medicine. He has authored or co-authored more than 140 scientific articles, book chapters, and reviews and currently serves as Associate Editor, Medical Oncology, for JNCCN – Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network and is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for The ASCO Post.