Neal J. Meropol, M.D., is a practicing medical oncologist, clinical investigator and educator. He is chief of the Division of Hematology and Oncology at University Hospitals Case Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University. He also serves as associate director for Clinical Research at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center. He has published more than 250 journal articles and book chapters, and serves on the board of directors of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.