Lawrence Fong, MD

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Lawrence Fong, MD

Lawrence Fong, MD

  • Physician, Fred Hutch
  • Scientific Director, Immunotherapy Integrated Research Center, Fred Hutch
  • Professor, Translational Science and Therapeutics, Fred Hutch
  • Bezos Family Distinguished Scholar in Immunotherapy, Fred Hutch
  • Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Washington

Hematology-Oncology

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“Taking care of patients means tailoring the latest treatments to their needs and goals.”

— Dr. Fong

How have you been personally impacted by cancer?

I saw the ups and downs of cancer treatment through my father’s experience with lymphoma and learned the importance of a strong care team. 

What brought you to oncology?

I was inspired by my first immunology classes in medical school. My own familiarity with cancer drives me to develop new treatments for it.

At the beginning of my career, cancer immunotherapy was not a popular idea. I had professors tell me that immunotherapy for solid tumors was never going to work. Now, we’re at a point where we have enormous successes to build on.

Provider Background

Area of Clinical Practice
Immunotherapy, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, kidney cancer

I am a board-certified medical oncologist who sees patients at the South Lake Union Clinic. 

As a physician-scientist, I take care of patients while running a research program focused on using the immune system to treat cancer.

I have been involved with both the preclinical and clinical development of multiple immunotherapies, including immune checkpoint inhibitors that are now FDA-approved. 

Diseases Treated

Bladder Cancer

Kidney Cancer

Prostate Cancer

Languages

English

Education, Experience and Certifications

Undergraduate Degree
Columbia University

Medical Degree
Stanford University School of Medicine

Residency
University of Washington School of Medicine, Internal Medicine

Fellowship
Stanford University School of Medicine, Medical Oncology

Board Certification
Medical Oncology, 1997, American Board of Internal Medicine

Awards

Bezos Distinguished Scholar, Fred Hutch, 2024

National Cancer Institute Outstanding Investigator Award, 2021 
Dr. Fong received a National Cancer Institute Outstanding Investigator Award, which provides $4.2 million over seven years for his project, “Determinants of Response to Cancer Immunotherapy.”

Clinical Trials

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Publications

Many of our Fred Hutch physicians conduct ongoing research to improve standards of patient care. Their work is evaluated by other physicians and selected for publication to the United States National Library of Medicine, the largest medical library in the world. See scientific papers this Fred Hutch physician has written.

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