Wallace Lovell Akerley Iii MD

Wallace Akerley, MD, is a professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology at the University of Utah School of Medicine, Senior Director of Community Oncology Research at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI), co-director of the Thoracic Cancer Program at HCI, and member of the Experimental Therapeutics Program.

Improvements in cancer treatment evolve from laboratory discoveries, animal studies, and controlled clinical trials. This process is most effective when basic scientists and clinicians work side by side. Huntsman Cancer Institute offers a unique opportunity for basic scientists and clinicians to collaborate in solving problems related to cancer patients. Clinical trials offer promising new treatments to qualifying patients and are a critical step in developing improved cancer treatments.