Lou M. Weiner is an internationally recognized medical oncologist specializing in the treatment in gastrointestinal cancers, and for this, Dr. Weiner was named director of the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center on October 16, 2007.

As Director of the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chair of the Department of Oncology, Associate Vice President of Georgetown University Medical Center, and Clinical Director of Cancer Services at Georgetown University Hospital, Dr. Weiner is responsible for the operation and development of the cancer center, including its educational, research and clinical missions. In his role as Clinical Director of Cancer Services at Georgetown University Hospital, Dr. Weiner also leads the clinical operation of the Medical Oncology group.

Dr.Weiner is also chair of the Immunology Task Force of the American Association of Cancer Research as well as course director for the annual AACR/ASCO Clinical Methods Workshop. He serves on the steering committee of the NCI Translational Research Working Group and on the NCI’s RAID Oversight Committee. He is a standing member of the Cancer Immunopathology and Immunotherapy Study Section of the National Institutes of Health.

He has received research awards from the American Cancer Society-Southeast Region, Janssen Pharmaceutical Research Foundation, the Israel Cancer Research Fund, and has received career development awards from the American Cancer Society and National Cancer Institute.