Jonathan Lewis (oncologist) explained

Jonathan J. Lewis
Occupation:Surgeon, biomedical researcher, entrepreneur, investor

Jonathan J. Lewis is an American surgeon, biomedical researcher and entrepreneur. He was trained in surgery in South Africa, Britain, and the United States, and is a fellow of both the Royal College of Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons.[1] Dr. Lewis was awarded an MB.B.Ch. from University of the Witwatersrand School of Medicine, and his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from Witwatersrand and Yale School of Medicine. He completed his Surgical Residency at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital and at Yale-New Haven Hospital.[2] Lewis was a Professor of Surgery and Medicine Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center,[3] before working in the biotechnology and healthcare industries, serving in several CEO and Chairman roles. He is currently chairman and co-founder of the Molecular Ninja Group and chairman and co-founder of Dugri Inc.[4]

Education

Lewis received his MB. B.Ch. from University of the Witwatersrand in 1982 and his Ph.D. degree in the Molecular and Cell Biology of Growth Factor Signal Transduction from the University of Witwatersrand and Yale School of Medicine in 1990. He was elected a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1987. At Yale he trained with Elton Cahow and William Collins, and at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center he trained with Sir Murray Brennan. At Sloan-Kettering, he completed postdoctoral research in the immunology lab of Alan Houghton.[5]

Research and scientific contribution

Lewis’ research has contributed to the development of innovative cancer treatments and treatment approaches.[6] [7] Lewis' work focused on better understanding the biology and treatment of difficult-to-treat cancers. This includes the early use of peptides and DNA vaccines with active immunotherapy using T cells,[8] [9] a better understanding of the biology and role of surgery in retroperitoneal sarcoma,[10] the liberal and correct use of re-resection in extremity sarcoma,[11] and the potential use of vaccines in pancreatic cancer.[12] Lewis has authored over 200 scientific publications, which include work in the biology and treatment of sarcoma, the biology and treatment of pancreatic cancer, molecular cancer vaccines, gene therapy and the translation of laboratory findings to the clinic, in addition to writing chapters or sections in 15 textbooks. Lewis has worked with Yotam Dagan, Sir Murray Brennan and others to help hone the development of next-generation technology platforms for scale in the management of operational stress management and PTSD.[13]

During his career as a physician, Lewis cared for Kitch Christie, the head coach of the 1995 South Africa national rugby union team,[14] Chief Justice Ismail Mahomed, and Kate McGarrigle.[15] He has served on multiple boards of non-profits, including as chairman of the board of trustees and Scientific Advisory Council of the Hope Funds for Cancer Research and as an Honorary Member of the Board of Directors of the Sarcoma Foundation of America.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kendra Wingate . Hope Triumphs . Fairfield Livingmag . 2014-10-01 . 2015-07-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161007181336/http://www.fairfieldlivingmag.com/f/In-the-Know-2014/Hope-Triumphs/ . 2016-10-07 . dead .
  2. Web site: ZIOPHARM Oncology Inc. . Bloomberg . 2015-07-21.
  3. Web site: The Sarcoma Foundation Of America Honors Jonathan Lewis With 2009 Vision Of Hope Award . Medical News Today . 2009-01-29 . 2014-03-01.
  4. Web site: Board of Trustees The Hope Funds for Cancer Research. www.hope-funds.org. 25 August 2008 . 2016-08-10.
  5. Bowne WB, Antonescu CR, Leung DH, etal . Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: A clinicopathologic analysis of patients treated and followed at a single institution . Cancer . 88 . 12 . 2711–20 . June 2000 . . 10870053 . 10.1002/1097-0142(20000615)88:12<2711::aid-cncr9>3.0.co;2-m. free .
  6. News: Mary Anne Chute Lynch . A New Generation of Cancer Vaccines - New York Times . . 26 December 1999 . 2014-03-01.
  7. Lewis JJ . Therapeutic cancer vaccines: using unique antigens . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America . 101 . 14653–6 . October 2004 . Suppl 2 . 15297620 . 521987 . 10.1073/pnas.0404839101 . 3373502 . 2004PNAS..10114653L. free .
  8. Restifo, NP . Lewis, JJ. Evaluation of CD8(+) T-cell frequencies by the Elispot assay in healthy individuals and in patients with metastatic melanoma immunized with tyrosinase peptide . International Journal of Cancer . 87 . 3 . 391–8 . August 2000 . 10897045 . 10.1002/1097-0215(20000801)87:3<391::AID-IJC13>3.0.CO;2-K. 42528299. etal. free .
  9. Book: DeVita, VT . Rosenberg, SA . Hellman, S . December 2014 . Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology . Lippincott, Baltimore . 45–47 . 9781451192940.
  10. Heslin MJ, Lewis JJ, Nadler E, etal . Prognostic factors associated with long-term survival for retroperitoneal sarcoma: implications for management . Journal of Clinical Oncology . 15 . 8 . 2832–9 . August 1997 . 9256126 . 10.1200/JCO.1997.15.8.2832 .
  11. Lewis JJ, Leung D, Espat J, Woodruff JM, Brennan MF . Effect of resection in extremity soft tissue sarcoma . Annals of Surgery . 231 . 5 . 655–63 . May 2000 . 10767786 . 1421052 . 10.1097/00000658-200005000-00005.
  12. Maki RG, Livingston PO, Lewis JJ, etal . A phase I pilot study of autologous heat shock protein vaccine HSPPC-96 in patients with resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma . Digestive Diseases and Sciences . 52 . 8 . 1964–72 . August 2007 . 17420942 . 10.1007/s10620-006-9205-2. 13265929 .
  13. Dowling. Frank G.. Moynihan. Gene. Genet. Bill. Lewis. Jonathan. 2006-01-01. A Peer-Based Assistance Program for Officers With the New York City Police Department: Report of the Effects of Sept. 11, 2001. American Journal of Psychiatry. 163. 1. 151–153. 10.1176/appi.ajp.163.1.151. 16390904. 0002-953X.
  14. Book: Griffiths, Edward . 1997 . Kitch: Triumph of a Decent Man . CAB . 978-0620217712.
  15. Web site: Robert Everett-Green . Goodbye sweet harmony . The Globe and Mail . 2014-03-01.

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