Martine Extermann, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor of Oncology and Medicine, USF,
Program Leader, Senior Adult Oncology Program, Mofitt Cancer Center

Dr. Martine Extermann is Professor of Oncology and Medicine at the University of South Florida. She is Program Leader in the Senior Adult Oncology Program at Moffitt Cancer Center. She earned her medical diploma and her medical PhD at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. She has a Swiss Board Certification in Internal Medicine, specialty Oncology-Hematology. She also holds ABIM certifications in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology. She has worked at Moffitt since 1994 and has been a faculty member since 1997. Her clinical activity and research focus on cancer in older patients.  Her main areas of investigation are how cancer behavior and its treatment are influenced by the general health of the patient and other diseases they have, how to predict and optimize treatment tolerance, and how to include the benefits of a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) for cancer patients. Dr Extermann’s research has received numerous grants from the National Institutes of Health and foundations such as e.g. the American Cancer Society and the Kay Yow Cancer Fund/V Foundation. She has served as President of the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG), and is also a founding board member. She is the chair of the SIOG CGA task force. She serves on several American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Committees and the Editorial Board of scientific journals. Dr. Extermann has been presented with the following awards: The B.J. Kennedy Award for Scientific Excellence in Geriatric Oncology from ASCO in 2009; The Paul Calabresi Award from SIOG in 2014; A Lifetime Achievement Award in Geriatric Oncology by the German Society of Geriatrics and German Society of Hematology/Oncology in 2015.

Education & Training

Board Certification:

• Medical Oncology
• Internal Medicine

Fellowship:

• University Hospital (CHUV) Lausanne – Hematology
• University of South Florida College of Medicine – Medical Oncology/Senior Adult Oncology

Residency:

• Hospital de la Chaux-de-Fonds – Surgery
• Hospital Cantonal de Fribourg and University Hospital, Geneva – Internal Medicine

Medical School:

• University of Geneva, Switzerland – MD