Lisa DeAngelis

Lisa Marie DeAngelis is an American neuro-oncologist and Physician-in-Chief and Chief Medical Officer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Early life and education DeAngelis was born and raised in New Haven, Connecticut, to father Daniel DeAngelis. She graduated from Hopkins School and Wellesley College. Following this, she earned her medical degree at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1980 and completed her fellowship in internal medicine at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

Career Following her fellowship at the hospital, DeAngelis joined Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) to complete her second fellowship under the guidance of Jerome Posner. Upon completing her fellowship, she joined the faculty at MSKCC and was appointed Chair of the Department of Neurology in 1997. In this role, she focused her research on the neurologic complications of cancer and led national trials of investigational drugs for primary central nervous system lymphomas.

By 2012, DeAngelis was serving as Chair of the Department of Neurology and Co-Executive Director of the Brain Tumor Center. She also held the Lillian Rojtman Berkman Chair in honor of her mentor, Jerome B. Posner, and served as Vice President of the American Academy of Neurology. As a result of her accomplishments, DeAngelis was elected a Member of the National Academy of Medicine. and on Avenue Magazine’s The Power List 2020. In November, DeAngelis was awarded the Oligo Nation’s Lifetime Achievement Award for her leadership in the field of neuro-oncology. The following year, she collaborated with David Scheinberg to establish Break Through Cancer, a foundation aimed at accelerating collaborative research, clinical trials, and cures for the deadliest cancers.

Personal life DeAngelis is married to Peter Okin, a cardiology specialist. They have two sons together, Daniel and Stephen.