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David Agus

David Agus
Agus at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in 2013
Born (1965-01-29) January 29, 1965 (age 59)[citation needed]
Alma materPrinceton University (1987)
University of Pennsylvania
Known for
  • Professor of Medicine and Engineering
  • Co-founder of Navigenics
  • Co-founder of Applied Proteomics
  • The End of Illness (2012)
  • A Short Guide to a Long Life (2014)
SpouseAmy Povich
Children2
Scientific career
Fields

David B. Agus (/ˈeɪgəs/) is an American physician, cancer researcher and author[1] who serves as a professor of medicine and engineering at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine and Viterbi School of Engineering[2] and the Founding Director and CEO of the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine.[3] He is also the cofounder of several personalized medicine companies[4][5][6][7] and a contributor to CBS News on health topics.[8] He is also the author of four books.[9][10][11]

Agus's field of expertise is advanced cancer.[7] He has developed new cancer treatments with the aid of private foundations, as well as national agencies including the National Cancer Institute.[6] Agus has also served as chair of the Global Agenda Council on Genetics for the World Economic Forum,[12] and presently co-chairs the Global Health Security Consortium.[13]

  1. ^ "David B. Agus, MD | Keck School of Medicine of USC". July 31, 2018.
  2. ^ "David Agus". TEDMED. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine". Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  4. ^ Hsieh, Nathaniel (October 15, 2012). "Prof focuses on cancer prevention". Daily Trojan. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "Ellison-Agus' Sensei separating farm, retreat units". mauinews.com. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Belvedere, Matthew J. (January 13, 2016). "Top cancer doctor: Do these things to live longer". CNBC. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "How a Los Angeles doctor got swept up in the White House's Covid-19 response". STAT. April 29, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  8. ^ "Dr. David Agus". CBS News. October 9, 2014.
  9. ^ Agus, David B. (October 16, 2012). The End of Illness. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4516-1019-2.
  10. ^ Agus, David B. (December 30, 2014). A Short Guide to a Long Life. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4767-3609-9.
  11. ^ "David B. Agus, MD | Keck School of Medicine of USC". July 31, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  12. ^ "WVUToday Archive". wvutoday-archive.wvu.edu. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  13. ^ Dr. David Agus announces new global initiative to track COVID variants using genomic sequencing, retrieved May 4, 2023