Howard A. “skip” Burris Iii BS, MD, FACP, FASCO

Howard A "Skip" Burris III, MD serves as chief medical officer and president of Sarah Cannon's clinical operations, HCA's global cancer institute. In his roles, he leads clinical strategy and drug development initiatives, which includes the overseeing physician-led, patient-centric integrated cancer services. Additionally, Dr. Burris is an associate with Tennessee Oncology, PLLC.
Dr. Burris received his medical degree from the University of South Alabama in 1985, and performed his residency and fellowship in hematology/oncology at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. While there, he served as director of clinical research at the Institute for Drug Development of The Cancer Therapy and Research Center, and was an associate professor at The University of Texas Health Science Center. He has served on the ASCO Board of Governors, ASCO Audit Committee, and chairman of one ASCO nominating committee.