David I. Quinn, MD

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Title:

  • Associate Professor of Medicine
  • Medical Director, USC Norris Cancer Hospital

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Specialties:

  • Oncology

Background:

David Ian Quinn MBBS Honors Class I, PhD, FRACP is an international expert in the field of clinical trials and molecular correlative studies in genitourinary cancer. Dr. Quinn is the medical director of the Norris Cancer Hospital and Clinics, leader of the Developmental Therapeutics Program for the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, head of the Section of Genitourinary Medical Oncology and associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Cancer Medicine and Blood Diseases at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.

He has recently published in the journals Cancer Research, Clinical Cancer Research, Oncogene, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Journal of the National Cancer Institute and Journal of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Quinn is a reviewer for more than 20 peer-reviewed journals and is on the editorial boards of the American Journal of Clinical Oncology and cancer.net (American Society of Clinical Oncology). He is a full member of the National Cancer Institute’ Subcommittee H review panel for the North American Cooperative groups and has been an invited speaker in more than 30 countries.

Dr. Quinn’s earlier positions included director of Clinical Training at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney Australia, director of the Clinical Investigation Support Office and co-leader of the Genitourinary Cancer Program at USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Education:

  • MBBS, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Hons I, 1987
  • PhD, Cancer Biology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2000

Internships:

  • St. Vincent's Hospital, Internal Medicine, 1987

Residencies:

  • Royal Australasian College of Physicians, St. Vincent's Hospital, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1991

Fellowships:

  • Royal Australasian College of Physicians, St. Vincent's Hospital, Medical Oncology, 1992 - 1994
  • St. Vincent's Hospital, Senior Medical Registrar, 1993 - 1994
  • St. Vincent's Hospital, Clinical Pharmacology Registrar, 1994

Professional Society Memberships:

  • Australian Medical Association
  • Clinical Oncology Society of Australia
  • Medical Oncology Group of Australia
  • Australasian Society for Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • American Society for Clinical Oncology
  • American Association of Cancer Research
  • European Society for Medical Oncology
  • Southwest Oncology Group

Awards:

  • Full Entrance Day Boy Academic Scholarship, Trinity Grammar School, 1976
  • Captain of the School and Head Prefect, Trinity Grammar School, 1981
  • Foundation Year Graduates Medal for Leadership and Fellowship by a Graduating Student during the Medical Course, University of New South Wales, Faculty of Medicine, 1987
  • Gordon Lowe Memorial Prize for best performance in clinical and viva examinations in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1987
  • Honours First Class Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, University of New South Wales, 1987
  • Award for the Best Australian Diagnostic Poster Presentation at Congress, Baxter/Australian Association of Clinical Biochemists, 15th International Congress of Clinical Chemistry, Melbourne, Australia, 1993
  • Medical Society Award for Best Lecturer/Tutor, University of New South Wales, 1994
  • Prize for Best Oral Presentation, Varian, 47th Annual General and Scientific Meeting, Royal Australasian College of Radiologists, Perth, Australia, 1996
  • Postgraduate Medical Scholarship, National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, 1996 - 1999
  • David Wilson Traveling Fellowship, St. Vincent's Clinic Foundation, 2000
  • Distinguished Contribution Award, Postgraduate Medical Council of New South Wales, 2000
  • Neil Hamilton Fairley Fellowship, National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, 2000-2003
  • Vincent Fairfax Family Fellowship, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, 2001

Languages:

  • English