Edward J. Benz Jr.
Edward J. Benz Jr. is the former president of Dana–Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts., and the Richard and Susan Smith Professor of Medicine as well as a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School. He was named to the presidency of Dana-Farber in 2000, succeeding David G. Nathan. He was also the chief executive officer of Dana-Farber/Partners Cancer Care, a member of the Governing Board for Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, and the director of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center. In October 2016, Benz was succeeded by Dr. Laurie H. Glimcher. Biography He earned his Doctor of Medicine from Harvard Medical School in 1973, and a master's degree (privatum) from Yale University and his bachelor's from Princeton University. His medical school thesis, which was done at Boston Children's Hospital, won the Soma Weiss and Leon Resnick Awards for Research. He completed training at the National Institutes of Health, Yale University School of Medicine and Brigham and Women's Hospital, in Boston, Mass. He is board certified in both hematology and internal medicine and remains clinically active. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and is known for his work on blood disorders. Previous positions Prior to