Don S. Dizon

Don S. Dizon, MD, FACP, FASCO, is the Director of Women’s Cancers at Lifespan Cancer Institute and Director of Medical Oncology at Rhode Island Hospital. He was trained in medical oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) where he was also on the faculty in the Developmental Therapeutics section and Gynecologic Oncology Disease Management Team at MSKCC until 2003. Between 2003 and 2009 he was the director of medical oncology at the Program in Women’s Oncology at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island. In July 2012, he transferred his clinical practice to Mass General, where he founded and directed the Oncology Sexual Health Clinic at the MGH Cancer Center. Between 2014 and 2017 he was the Clinical Co-Director of Gynecologic Oncology at the MGH Cancer Center.

He is a prolific researcher and writer, and he has authored hundreds of publications, including peer-reviewed articles, books and book chapters. He is an active member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, SWOG cancer research network, and the National Consortium of Breast Cancers, of which he has served as both vice president and president. Dr. Dizon is on Instagram and on Twitter as @drdonsdizon.