Physician-scientist focused on improving brain metastases treatment
Source: MD Anderson Cancer Wise, February 2023
Looking at his career, it might seem like Hussein Tawbi, M.D., Ph.D., was destined to become one of the founding leaders of MD Anderson’s Andrew M. McDougall Brain Metastasis Clinic and Research Program. Each decision he made and each new role he took prepared him in a different way for his current work.
But that wasn’t always the plan. When Tawbi began medical school, he wanted to become a gastroenterologist. It wasn’t until his oncology rotation during residency that he decided to specialize in treating cancer.
“I loved it,” he says. “The patients were amazing. I felt like we were partners, working together.”