Anthony El-Khoueiry, MD, is an assistant professor of clinical medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and director of clinical translation at the Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute (SC CTSI). He has extensive experience in clinical and translational research through his roles as medical director of the Clinical Investigations Support Office and director of the phase I drug development program at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. He is the recipient of the National Cancer Institute Cancer Investigator Team Leadership Award in 2011.

Dr. El-Khoueiry has established a national reputation in clinical research-related hepatobiliary (liver, gall bladder and bile duct) and pancreatic cancers. He is a member of the National Cancer Institute Hepatobiliary Cancers Task Force and chair of the Southwest Oncology Group hepatobiliary cancers subcommittee. In addition, he is the principal investigator of several phase I, including first-in-human, clinical trials aimed at developing novel therapies for solid tumors. Dr. El-Khoueiry works with several basic scientists at USC on joint translational projects designed to identify molecular predictors of outcome and survival for patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancers.

Dr. El-Khoueiry completed his medical degree, residency in internal medicine and fellowship in hematology and oncology at USC. He unravels scientific and non-scientific mysteries in four languages: English, Arabic, French and Spanish.