David B. Agus

Professor of Medicine and Engineering; Chief Executive Officer, Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC

Professor of medicine & engineering at the University of Southern California. He is the founding director and CEO of the Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine based in Los Angeles and the University of Oxford. A medical oncologist, Dr. Agus leads a multidisciplinary team of researchers dedicated to the development and use of technologies to guide doctors in making health-care decisions tailored to individual needs. An international leader in new technologies and approaches for personalized healthcare, Dr. Agus is co-director of the Global Health Security Consortium and a CBS News contributor. Dr. Agus’ three books “The End of Illness”, “A Short Guide to a Long Life” and “The Lucky Years” are all New York Times and international bestsellers, has a new book scheduled for release in March 2023, "The Book of Animal Secrets: nature's lessons for a long and happy Life.” He is a recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

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