Marshall Posner

Biography

Dr. Marshall Posner is a Professor of Medicine and Director of the Human Monoclonal Antibody Laboratory in the Department of Cell and Gene Therapy at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He is also Medical Director of the Head and Neck Oncology Center at the Mount Sinai Medical Center, and Medical Director of the Clinical Trials Office for the Tisch Cancer Institute.  Dr. Posner has been an advocate for clinical research and multi-disciplinary care in head and neck cancer. He has and continues to participate in international symposia and on planning committees devoted to advancing clinical care and directing clinical research in head and neck cancer.
He is a current or past member of the editorial boards of many journals, including the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Annals of Oncology, Oral Oncology, The Oncologist, and Head and Neck, and he serves as an ad hoc reviewer for, among others, The New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Posner has been a member of the National Institutes of Health Review Committees for the NIH Inter-Institute Program and the Specialized Programs of Research Excellence in Human Cancer, Head & Neck Cancer, and of the National Cancer Institute's Special Emphasis Panel for phase II Contracts. He has published over 190 peer-reviewed basic laboratory and clinical studies, as well as multiple reviews and abstracts.

In the News:
The ASCO Post features Dr. Posner discussing "Challenges, Progress, and Future Directions in Head and Neck Cancer" (March 1, 2012)

Dr. Marshall Posner discusses the link between HPV and oropharyngeal cancers in The Daily News feature The Daily Check Up.