Associate Director of Clinical Research, and Co-Leader of Gastrointestinal Cancers, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Heinz-Josef Lenz, M.D. is a Professor of Medicine in the USC Departments of Medicine and Preventive Medicine, J. Terrence Lanni Chair in Cancer Research, and Co-Director of the USC Center for Molecular Pathways and Drug Discovery, at the Keck School of Medicine. In addition, Dr. Lenz holds positions as the Scientific Director of the Cancer Genetics Unit, Associate Director of Adult Oncology, Program Co-Leader of the Gastrointestinal Cancers Program, and Co-Director of the Colorectal Center, and is a Member of the Executive Leadership Committee, at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Dr. Lenz earned his M.D. degree at the Johannes-Gutenberg Universität in Mainz, Germany. In 1991, he completed his internship, residency and fellowship training at the Eberhardt Karls Universität in Tübingen, Germany. He obtained special fellowship training at Universität Wien (Austria), George Washington University and Harvard Medical School. In 1991, he received the prestigious Research Fellowship Award from the “Deutsche Krebshilfe” (Bonn, Germany). He completed his research fellowship in biochemistry and molecular biology at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center before joining the faculty of USC in 1994. He was awarded a Career Development Award from STOP CANCER (1994-1997). Based on his research, he also received a Young Investigator Award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in 1994. In 1995, Dr. Lenz was selected for the prestigious ASCO Career Development Award, as well as an NIH Mid-Career Development Award, in 1998.