Jose Baselga

José Baselga, MD, PhD., is a Spanish board-certified medical oncologist and researcher focused on the development of novel molecular targeted agents, with a special emphasis in breast cancer. Baselga maintains a clinical practice where he cares for women with all stages of breast cancer, and serves as the Physician-in-Chief at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Baselga oversees the clinical component of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center his responsibilities include the management of patient care delivery in Memorial Hospital as well as at Memorial Sloan Kettering’s clinics and regional sites. Baselga is also focused on implementing the clinical strategic planning and in charge of enhancing Memorial Sloan Kettering’s clinical and translational research.

Before returning to Memorial Sloan Kettering, Baselga led the Vall d´Hebron Hospital in Barcelona, Spain, a comprehensive cancer center with a large multidisciplinary research program including the largest phase I program for new cancer therapies in Europe. Thereafter, Baselga moved to the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston to become Chief of the Hematology/Oncology Division and Associate Director of the Massachusetts General Cancer Center. At Massachusetts General, Baselga focused on implementation of strategic plans promoting growth of patient volume and an unparalleled expansion of the phase I program including the creation of a new state of the art facility and was named President-Elect of the American Association for Cancer Research for 2014–2015.Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.