Dr. Eric P. Winer is a medical oncologist who has specialized in the area of breast cancer for over 15 years. He graduated from Yale College in 1978, with a degree in History and Russian/East European Studies. He subsequently obtained his medical degree from Yale School of Medicine in 1983, followed by training in internal medicine at Yale. He moved to Duke University Medical Center in 1987 and completed a fellowship in medical oncology in 1989. He subsequently remained on the Duke faculty until 1997, where he specialized in breast cancer and became the Co-Director of the Multidisciplinary Breast Program. In 1997, Dr. Winer moved to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston where he assumed the role of Director of the Breast Oncology Center and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical. He oversees the clinical and clinical research components of the breast cancer program at Dana-Farber. In 2002, Dr. Winer became Chief of Adult Ambulatory Services at Dana-Farber. In addition to his role at Dana-Farber, Dr. Winer is the co-chair of the Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) breast committee and is the chair of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Health Services Committee. Dr. Winer divides his time between patient care, clinical research, and administration. He is committed to caring for patients today and finding better treatments for patients in the future. Dr. Winer is widely published. His own research interests focus on the development of new treatments, reducing toxicity of existing treatments, and improving quality of life for breast cancer survivors.