Luca Dezzani

Luca Dezzani is a physician with over 20 years of experience in healthcare, both in clinical practice and the pharmaceutical industry.1 He is currently the VP US Oncology Medical Affairs at Johnson & Johnson, a position he has held since December 2021.1 Prior to this, he served as Franchise Head, US Oncology Medical Affairs at AstraZeneca from January 2021 to December 2021.1

Dezzani's career includes several leadership roles in medical affairs:

• Vice President, US Medical Affairs at Eisai US (May 2019 - January 2021)
• Group Global Medical Director and Global Medical Director at Novartis (March 2016 - May 2019)
• European Medical Director at Novartis (May 2015 - March 2016)
• Senior Medical Manager and Medical Advisor at Novartis (August 2012 - April 2015)1

He also has clinical experience as a physician at San Matteo Hospital in Italy and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital NHS Trust in the UK.1

Dezzani received his Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) from the University of Pavia and completed his Internal Medicine Residency Program at the same institution.1 He is licensed to practice medicine in both Italy and the UK.1

On his LinkedIn profile, Dezzani describes himself as "Striving for a world without cancer".1 His recent posts indicate his involvement in oncology research, particularly in areas such as bladder cancer, lung cancer, and the use of artificial intelligence in cancer research.2345