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Dr. Douglas Micalizzi is a medical oncologist at Massachusetts General Hospital specializing in breast cancer, early cancer detection and hereditary cancer risk. He is also the Clinical Director of the Cancer Early Detection and Diagnostics Clinic. Dr. Micalizzi received his undergraduate degree in chemistry from Villanova University. He pursued his MD from University of Colorado and PhD in molecular biology at the University of Colorado in the lab of Dr. Heide Ford.

The Importance of Testing 2023
Oncologists and patient advocates discuss the importance of early detection and treatment across cancer types, including skin, lung, and breast.
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Doug Micalizzi, MD, PhD - Guest Faculty
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The Importance of Early Detection 2023

Drs. Meredith McKean, Dr. Doug Micalizzi and patient advocate and lung cancer survivor, Ivy Elkins, discuss the importance of early detection and treatment across cancer types, including skin, lung, and breast.

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