James Brugarolas MD, PhD

James Brugarolas, M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor with appointments in both the Department of Internal Medicine’s Division of Hematology/Oncology and the Department of Developmental Biology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He is a Virginia Murchison Linthicum Endowed Scholar in Medical Research.

A physician-scientist specializing in renal oncology, Dr. Brugarolas leads the Kidney Cancer Program at the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, where he also serves as Co-Leader of the Cancer Cell Networks Program and runs the the Renal Cell Carcinoma Tumor Board.

Dr. Brugarolas joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2006 with the goal of creating a comprehensive, dedicated renal oncology program. Today’s program, which comprises some 40 investigators, is closely integrated with the robust Brugarolas Laboratory.He serves as an investigator on several clinical trials.

Dr. Brugarolas received his medical degree from Spain’s Universidad de Navarra before earning a doctoral degree in biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at Duke University Medical Center and a medical oncology fellowship at a combined program of Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.