Jeffery S. Russell
( out of 124 reviews )

Jeffery S. Russell, MD, PhD, MBA, BS, MS

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

  • Huntsman Cancer Hospital

    801-646-4093

  • Dr. Russell is a medical oncologist and treats patients with head and neck, endocrine, cutaneous, and other rare or unknown primary malignancies. He started his practice at Moffit Cancer Center in Tampa, FL and then spent a few years working in the pharmaceutical industry helping to develop cutting-edge immune therapy treatments that have been evaluated in early phase clinical trials and are under evaluation by the FDA for approval. He joined Huntsman Cancer Institute in 2021 where he continues to treat head and neck, endocrine, cutaneous, and rare malignancies. He is engaged in clinical trial development with a focus on cellular therapy in solid tumors as well as research in adrenocortical cancer and salivary gland cancers.

    Specialties

    • Cancer of Unknown Primary
    • Cutaneous Oncology
    • Head and Neck Cancers
    • Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
    • Rare Tumors

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine - Primary
    Academic Divisions Oncology

    Patient Rating

    5.0 /5
    ( out of 124 reviews )

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    November 03, 2022

    Great experience

    October 22, 2022

    Dr. Russell is very thorough and takes care to be certain that I understand.

    October 15, 2022

    I would give high marks for how I was treated

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  • Dr. Russell is a medical oncologist and treats patients with head and neck, endocrine, cutaneous, and other rare or unknown primary malignancies. He started his practice at Moffit Cancer Center in Tampa, FL and then spent a few years working in the pharmaceutical industry helping to develop cutting-edge immune therapy treatments that have been evaluated in early phase clinical trials and are under evaluation by the FDA for approval. He joined Huntsman Cancer Institute in 2021 where he continues to treat head and neck, endocrine, cutaneous, and rare malignancies. He is engaged in clinical trial development with a focus on cellular therapy in solid tumors as well as research in adrenocortical cancer and salivary gland cancers.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Primary
    Academic Divisions Oncology

    Education history

    Graduate Training Strategic Management - Temple University M.B.A.
    Medical Oncology - Stanford University School of Medicine Fellow
    Internship/Residency Internal Medicine - University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine Intern/Resident
    Medicine - University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio M.D.
    Graduate Training Biomedical Sciences/Radiation Biology - University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Ph.D.
    Biomedical Engineering - University of Miami M.S.
    Undergraduate Electrical Engineering - University of Kansas B.S.