MD
Professor, Medicine-Oncology
Section Chief of Thoracic and Head/Neck Oncology
UNC-Chapel Hill
Cancer Therapeutics Research Program
Thoracic Oncology Program, Head & Neck Oncology Program
Meet Jared Weiss
Area of Interest
Dr. Weiss’s clinical practice is focused on lung cancer and head/neck cancer. Dr. Weiss’s research is focused on personalized and adaptive immunotherapy to treat cancer (neo-antigen cancer vaccines and cellular therapeutics). He has particular interest in small-cell lung cancer and in NUT carcinoma.
Awards and Honors
- Lung Cancer Health Care Professional of the Year, LCI 2021
- UNC Seq V2 Award 2018-2021
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina LCI and Jimmy V Foundation Translational/Clinical Award 2018-2021
- Carolina Care Excellence Award 2017, 2020
- Best Doctors in America 2017-2018
News and Stories
Maximizing life with metastatic cancer
Robert Kim saw oncologist Jared Weiss, MD, to make a treatment plan for his metastatic cancer. “My goal is to have a patient living well,” Weiss said.
Cancer center relaunches Grand Rounds to connect clinicians and researchers across the health system
UNC Lineberger has relaunched its Cancer Grand Rounds lecture series to encourage dialogue across specialties, improve patient outcomes and promote collaborative research.
