Leo Nissola is a physician, clinical scientist, and author. He can be reached on Twitter @LeoNissolaMD and at his self-titled site, Dr. Leo Nissola.
His work focuses on exploring novel approaches to tackle cancer with immunotherapy. Since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States, Dr. Nissola has used his expertise to advise on multiple efforts to contain the health crisis, such as COVID Act Now and the National Convalescence Plasma Project. He is a former medical oncology fellow at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
Find Dr. Nissola in his media appearances.
Cancer patients have seen the world collapsing before their eyes, and then comes a pandemic. The American Society of Clinical Oncology estimates that this year there will be five thousand new cases of cancer per day in the United States, and COVID-19 adds another layer of worry for people with illnesses such as cancer and ALS.
The novel coronavirus will probably be with us for years, having lacerated communities and destroyed ...
Read more...
Get free updates delivered free to your inbox.
Kevin Pho, MD shares the stories of the many who intersect with our health care system but are rarely heard from.
![\"Quantcast\"/](\"//pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-9b8RJMzccQ21I.gif\")
Past 6 Months
Keep insulting doctors, and good luck finding a physician in 10 years
Karen S. Sibert, MD | PhysicianStop the war on PAs and NPs
Brent Lacey, MD | PhysicianShould nurse practitioners complete medical residencies?
Anonymous | PhysicianOne person’s wasteful medical spending is another person’s income
Edward Hoffer, MD | PolicyWhat’s the future of the physician assistant?
Dale J. Bingham, PA-C, MPH | PolicyA physician’s experience of bigotry in medicine
K. C. Ardem, MD | Physician