Gilberto Lopes

Gilberto de Lima Lopes, Jr., MD, MBA, FASCO
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami and Miller School of Medicine

Gilberto Lopes, a medical oncologist, is the chief for the division of medical oncology and associate director for Global Oncology at the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and professor of clinical medicine at the Miller School of Medicine. He is Editor-in-Chief emeritus for the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s JCO Global Oncology.

Dr. Lopes has published more than 275 papers and book chapters in journals such as the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Cancer, Nature Reviews, Lancet, Lancet Oncology and Health Affairs. In addition to delivering lectures around the world, he has been principal, co-Principal Investigator or steering committee member in more than 150 studies and clinical trials covering breast, gastrointestinal, genitourinary and thoracic cancers. His other main areas of research interest are disparities, health economics, value, policy and access to cancer drugs and care in low and middle-income countries.