Dr. Eisenberg was co-recruited by USC Keck School of Medicine and Hoag
in 2013 as the Executive Medical Director Endowed Chair of Hoag Family
Cancer Institute. He is a full faculty member in the Department of Surgery
at Keck, and spends his time at Hoag Family Cancer Institute, with his
main office located at the Newport Beach campus. Dr. Eisenberg is responsible
for the strategic planning and partnership with USC, continuing the development
of a world-class cancer program for our community extending throughout
Orange County. In addition, he provides oversight of our site-specific
cancer programs and the operation of the Hoag Family Cancer Institute,
as well as any future cancer sites for Hoag.
Dr. Eisenberg brings a diverse background from nationally-acclaimed cancer
centers that bridge the patient care continuum between academic cancer
centers and community-based cancer programs. He comes to us from Norris
Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, where he held
the role of Deputy Director, and he was a Professor of Surgery in Surgical
Oncology at Dartmouth Medical School. Before Dartmouth, Dr. Eisenberg
was a Professor of Surgery and Chief of Surgical Oncology at Temple University
School of Medicine. He completed his fellowship in surgical oncology at
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, and his residency
in surgical oncology at M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston.