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Al Benson, MD, Oncology, Chicago, IL

AlBensonMD

Oncology Chicago, IL

Professor in Medicine-Hematology/Oncology, Northwestern University Medical School

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  • Office

    675 N Saint Clair St
    Suite 100
    Chicago, IL 60611
    Phone+1 312-695-0990
    Fax+1 312-695-6189

Education & Training

  • University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
    University of Wisconsin Hospitals and ClinicsFellowship, Medical Oncology, 1981 - 1984
  • University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
    University of Wisconsin Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Internal Medicine, 1976 - 1979
  • Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo
    Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 1976

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2024 - Present
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1979 - 2026
  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 1977 - 2025
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
  • Fellow (FASCO) American Society of Clinical Oncologists, 2008
  • Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab or Pembrolizumab plus Chemotherapy vs Chemotherapy Alone for Patients with First-Line, Advanced Gastric Cancer  
    Al Benson, Zev A Wainberg, JAMA Oncology
  • From the Past to the Present: Insurer Coverage Frameworks for Next-Generation Tumor Sequencing  
    William J Gradishar, Al B Benson, Massimo Cristofanilli, Allison W Kurian, Value in Health

Lectures

  • The World Conference on Interventional Oncology (WCIO 2012) 
    World Conference on Interventional Oncology, Chicago, Illinois - 6/14/2012

Authored Content

  • From the Past to the Present: Insurer Coverage Frameworks for Next-Generation Tumor SequencingAugust 2018

Press Mentions

  • Association of Community Cancer Centers Releases 16 Abstracts This Fall
    Association of Community Cancer Centers Releases 16 Abstracts This FallNovember 13th, 2020
  • Climbing the Pancreatic Cancer Mountain
    Climbing the Pancreatic Cancer MountainApril 16th, 2019
  • A Blueprint to Advance Colorectal Cancer Immunotherapies
    A Blueprint to Advance Colorectal Cancer ImmunotherapiesOctober 24th, 2017
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