Michael Carducci, MD

Biography

Dr. Carducci is the AEGON Professor in Prostate Cancer Research and the Vice Chair for Solid Tumor Oncology at the Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. His clinical research focus is on the evaluation of new therapies for urologic cancers, primarily prostate and renal cancer. His collaborations have led to the development of agents such as temsirolimus in renal cell cancer, denosumab for skeletal related events in prostate cancer, and the use of docetaxel in hormone-sensitive metastatic prostate cancer. He has been PI of the NCI U01/UM1 for Early Drug Development supporting ETCTN efforts at Hopkins since 2001. Dr. Carducci has received the Michaele Christian Award for Oncology Drug Development. He is a member of the Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence. Before taking on the Vice Chair role, he served as Associate Director for Clinical Research in the Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, served 13 years as Chair of the GU Oncology Committee of ECOG-ACRIN, and 10 years as the Associate Editor for GU Cancers for the Journal of Clinical Oncology. He served as Chair of the ASCO Scientific Program Committee (2008), and a member of the Grants Selection Committee, Cancer Research Committee, Health Equity Committee, and Professional Development Committee of ASCO. He completed a Leadership Development course Advance Equity in Health Care at the Harvard T.H.Chan School of Public Health. He has mentored over 50 fellows, early career investigators, and students, many who now lead clinical research programs across the US.