Jonathan Lewis (oncologist)

Jonathan J. Lewis
Occupation(s)Surgeon, biomedical researcher, entrepreneur, investor

Jonathan J. Lewis is an American surgeon, biomedical researcher and entrepreneur. He was trained in surgery in South Africa, Britain, and the United States, and is a fellow of both the Royal College of Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons.[1] Dr. Lewis was awarded an MB.B.Ch. from University of the Witwatersrand School of Medicine, and his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from Witwatersrand and Yale School of Medicine. He completed his Surgical Residency at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital and at Yale-New Haven Hospital.[2] Lewis was a Professor of Surgery and Medicine Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center,[3] before working in the biotechnology and healthcare industries, serving in several CEO and Chairman roles. He is currently chairman and co-founder of the Molecular Ninja Group and chairman and co-founder of Dugri Inc.[4]

Education

Lewis received his MB. B.Ch. from University of the Witwatersrand in 1982 and his Ph.D. degree in the Molecular and Cell Biology of Growth Factor Signal Transduction from the University of Witwatersrand and Yale School of Medicine in 1990. He was elected a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1987.[1] At Yale he trained with Elton Cahow and William Collins, and at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center he trained with Sir Murray Brennan. At Sloan-Kettering, he completed postdoctoral research in the immunology lab of Alan Houghton.[5][failed verification]

Research and scientific contribution

Lewis’ research has contributed to the development of innovative cancer treatments and treatment approaches.[6][7] Lewis' work focused on better understanding the biology and treatment of difficult-to-treat cancers. This includes the early use of peptides and DNA vaccines with active immunotherapy using T cells,[8][9] a better understanding of the biology and role of surgery in retroperitoneal sarcoma,[10] the liberal and correct use of re-resection in extremity sarcoma,[11] and the potential use of vaccines in pancreatic cancer.[12] Lewis has authored over 200 scientific publications, which include work in the biology and treatment of sarcoma, the biology and treatment of pancreatic cancer, molecular cancer vaccines, gene therapy and the translation of laboratory findings to the clinic, in addition to writing chapters or sections in 15 textbooks.[13]

Lewis has worked with Yotam Dagan, Sir Murray Brennan and others to help hone the development of next-generation technology platforms for scale in the management of operational stress management and PTSD.[14]

During his career as a physician, Lewis cared for Kitch Christie, the head coach of the 1995 South Africa national rugby union team,[15] Chief Justice Ismail Mahomed, and Kate McGarrigle.[16] He has served on multiple boards of non-profits, including as chairman of the board of trustees and Scientific Advisory Council of the Hope Funds for Cancer Research and as an Honorary Member of the Board of Directors of the Sarcoma Foundation of America.

References

  1. ^ a b Kendra Wingate (2014-10-01). "Hope Triumphs". Fairfield Livingmag. Archived from the original on 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
  2. ^ "ZIOPHARM Oncology Inc". Bloomberg. 2015-07-21.
  3. ^ "The Sarcoma Foundation Of America Honors Jonathan Lewis With 2009 Vision Of Hope Award". Medical News Today. 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  4. ^ "Board of Trustees | The Hope Funds for Cancer Research". www.hope-funds.org. 25 August 2008. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  5. ^ Bowne WB, Antonescu CR, Leung DH, et al. (June 2000). "Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: A clinicopathologic analysis of patients treated and followed at a single institution". Cancer. 88 (12): 2711–20. doi:10.1002/1097-0142(20000615)88:12<2711::aid-cncr9>3.0.co;2-m. PMID 10870053. INIST 1476351.
  6. ^ Mary Anne Chute Lynch (26 December 1999). "A New Generation of Cancer Vaccines - New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  7. ^ Lewis JJ (October 2004). "Therapeutic cancer vaccines: using unique antigens". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 101 (Suppl 2): 14653–6. Bibcode:2004PNAS..10114653L. doi:10.1073/pnas.0404839101. JSTOR 3373502. PMC 521987. PMID 15297620.
  8. ^ Restifo, NP; Lewis, JJ; et al. (August 2000). "Evaluation of CD8(+) T-cell frequencies by the Elispot assay in healthy individuals and in patients with metastatic melanoma immunized with tyrosinase peptide". International Journal of Cancer. 87 (3): 391–8. doi:10.1002/1097-0215(20000801)87:3<391::AID-IJC13>3.0.CO;2-K. PMID 10897045. S2CID 42528299.
  9. ^ DeVita, VT; Rosenberg, SA; Hellman, S (December 2014). Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology. Lippincott, Baltimore. pp. 45–47. ISBN 9781451192940.
  10. ^ Heslin MJ, Lewis JJ, Nadler E, et al. (August 1997). "Prognostic factors associated with long-term survival for retroperitoneal sarcoma: implications for management". Journal of Clinical Oncology. 15 (8): 2832–9. doi:10.1200/JCO.1997.15.8.2832. PMID 9256126.
  11. ^ Lewis JJ, Leung D, Espat J, Woodruff JM, Brennan MF (May 2000). "Effect of resection in extremity soft tissue sarcoma". Annals of Surgery. 231 (5): 655–63. doi:10.1097/00000658-200005000-00005. PMC 1421052. PMID 10767786.
  12. ^ Maki RG, Livingston PO, Lewis JJ, et al. (August 2007). "A phase I pilot study of autologous heat shock protein vaccine HSPPC-96 in patients with resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma". Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 52 (8): 1964–72. doi:10.1007/s10620-006-9205-2. PMID 17420942. S2CID 13265929.
  13. ^ Search Results for author Lewis JJ on PubMed.
  14. ^ Dowling, Frank G.; Moynihan, Gene; Genet, Bill; Lewis, Jonathan (2006-01-01). "A Peer-Based Assistance Program for Officers With the New York City Police Department: Report of the Effects of Sept. 11, 2001". American Journal of Psychiatry. 163 (1): 151–153. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.163.1.151. ISSN 0002-953X. PMID 16390904.
  15. ^ Griffiths, Edward (1997). Kitch: Triumph of a Decent Man. CAB. ISBN 978-0620217712.
  16. ^ Robert Everett-Green. "Goodbye sweet harmony". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2014-03-01.