Martin Dietrich, MD, PhD

Position

Ad Hoc Committee Precision Medicine Liaison

Martin F. Dietrich is a medical oncologist with The US Oncology Network Cancer Care Centers of Brevard and an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine in Orlando, FL. He maintains a busy oncology practice with a special clinical and research interest in the treatment of thoracic malignancies and breast cancer. Dr. Dietrich holds doctorates in cancer biology from the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg, Germany and in molecular genetics from the University of Texas Southwestern Graduate School. He completed his fellowships in Hematology/Oncology in the physician-scientist training track at the University of Texas Southwestern Track as a T32 scholar of the National Cancer Institute.

A principal investigator of clinical trials at the Sarah Cannon Research Institute, Dr. Dietrich focuses on the clinical development of novel anti-cancer agents. He also conducts clinical translation research in genetic testing modalities, plasma-based biopsies, and the optimization of biomarker implementation into clinical practice. Dr. Dietrich has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles, as well as book chapters and abstracts. He has lectured extensively both nationally and internationally on the topics of molecular genetics, immunotherapies, and thoracic malignancies.