MD
Professor, Medicine-Oncology
Associate Director for Finance, UNC Lineberger Clinical Protocol Office
Section Chief of Thoracic and Head/Neck Oncology
UNC-Chapel Hill
Clinical Research
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
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Expert advice for living with chronic cancer
UNC Health social worker Rose Wilson, MSW, and UNC Health oncologist Jared Weiss, MD, discuss the physical and emotional considerations of long-term cancer care.
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Clinical trial improves man’s quality of life with tongue cancer
Vance Aldrich Bell III experienced positive life-changing results after participating in a clinical trial for squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue.