Marc Garnick, M.D., Harvard Medical School

Marc Garnick, M.D., is an internationally renowned expert in medical oncology and urologic cancer, with a special emphasis on prostate cancer. He is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and maintains an active oncology practice at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Garnick serves as Editor in Chief of Perspectives on Prostate Diseases, a quarterly report from Harvard Health Publications.

&#lt;i&#gt;Undergraduate Education&#lt;/i&#gt;: Bowdoin College, Brunswick Maine

&#lt;i&#gt;Medical School&#lt;/i&#gt;: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

&#lt;i&#gt;Residency&#lt;/i&#gt;: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in intenal medicine

&#lt;i&#gt;Fellowship/additional training&#lt;/i&#gt;: National Institutes of Health, (Division of Arthritis and Metabolism); Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Medical Oncology Fellowship

&#lt;i&#gt;Current position/titles&#lt;/i&#gt;Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Medical Director, Oncology Services, Northeast Hospital Corporation; Editor in chief, Perspectives on Prostate Disease, (Harvard Health Publications); founder, Hershey Family Foundation for Basic and Clinical Prostate Cancer Research, at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

&#lt;i&#gt;Particular medical interests&#lt;/i&#gt;: prostate cancer, outcomes for early detection of cancers, biotechnology and drug development

&#lt;i&#gt;Hobbies/non-medical interests&#lt;/i&#gt;: competitive rowing; lobstering; scalloping; sailing; Membership on board of trustees at my undergraduate college and medical school

&#lt;i&#gt;What I enjoy most about being a doctor&#lt;/i&#gt;: patient interactions; helping to explain complicated medical terms and issues to individuals that do not have a medical background; providing the medical information for patients and their families in an understandable format that allows intelligent decision-making by the patient.