Maha H. Hussain MD, FACP, FASCO

Maha H. Hussain, MD, is responsible for the development and oversight of clinical research in the Lurie Cancer Center, including the coordination of all cancer-related clinical research services throughout the Lurie Cancer Center and Northwestern Medicine. She chairs the Governance Committee of the Clinical Research Office and serves on the Clinical Cancer Center Executive Council and the Lurie Cancer Center Executive Committee. She also provides leadership for clinical faculty recruitment and oversees the Translational Research in Solid Tumors and Hematological Malignancies Programs in the Lurie Cancer Center.

Hussain is the Genevieve E. Teuton Professor of Medicine and a professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at the Feinberg School of Medicine. Her research efforts are focused on the development of novel therapeutics integrating scientific advances into clinical trials for prostate and bladder cancer. Hussain's extensive national scientific leadership roles include serving as co-chair of the Prostate Cancer Subcommittee/Genitourinary Cancer Committee of SWOG, where she guided research in areas of advanced prostate cancer that led to changing standards of care.