Nawazish Khan, M.D.

Biography

Nawazish A. Khan, M.D., M.S. is a hematology trained board-certified medical
oncologist with over two decades of clinical and research experience in academic
medicine, pharmaceutical development, and cancer center leadership. He completed
his fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at Loma Linda University Medical Center
and his residency in Internal Medicine at East Carolina University in North Carolina.
Dr. Khan brings a unique combination of clinical oncology expertise and executive
level biotech cancer research experience. He has served as Clinical Development Lead
and Senior Medical Director at Aptose Biosciences and Spectrum Pharmaceuticals,
where he contributed to early-phase trials, regulatory strategy, and product lifecycle
management.

Dr. Khan previously served as Medical Director for the Cancer Center at Providence
St. Joseph Hospital in Northern California, where he established high-output clinical
trial programs, chaired the Commission on Cancer (CoC) committee, and led
multidisciplinary quality initiatives.

He currently holds a part-time attending position at the Veterans Administration
Healthcare System in Loma Linda, CA, and serves as an Assistant Professor of
Medicine at Loma Linda University. Dr. Khan’s areas of clinical focus include
gastrointestinal, genitourinary, hematologic, and CNS malignancies, with a strong
interest in precision medicine and immunotherapy