Faculty Profile


Randy Sweis
Section of Hematology / Oncology
Assistant Professor of Medicine
rsweis@uchicago.edu
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Academic Interests

Dr. Sweis is a physician-scientist working to identify and circumvent mechanisms of resistance to cancer immunotherapies. His laboratory research is focused on modulating the tumor microenvironment to facilitate anti-tumor immune responses, using mouse models of bladder and skin cancers. In the clinic, he uses his expertise in developmental therapeutics and clinical pharmacology to investigate biomarkers and novel therapeutic strategies to improve immunotherapy efficacy in patients.
 

Clinical Interests

Treatment of patients with genitourinary malignancies including bladder, kidney, prostate, and testicular cancers.
 

Publications

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Training

  • BS, 2004, University of Chicago, Biological Chemistry
  • MD, 2010, University of Chicago, Medicine
  • Residency, 2013, University of Michigan, Internal Medicine
  • Fellowship, 2016, University of Chicago, Hematology/Oncology
  • Fellowship, 2017, University of Chicago, Clinical Pharmacology & Pharmacogenomics