Tomasz Beer
Chief Medical Officer, Multi-Cancer Early Detection
Joined Exact Sciences in 2022
Tomasz (Tom) Beer, M.D., has served as our chief medical officer, multi-cancer early detection since 2022. Prior to joining Exact Sciences, Dr. Beer was the Grover C. Bagby Endowed Chair for Prostate Cancer Research at the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, where he led the Prostate Cancer Research Program.
Dr. Beer also served as deputy director of the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute and the National Cancer Institute designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. He was previously the chief medical officer for the Center for Early Detection Advanced Research (CEDAR), where he led clinical trials of multi-omic blood-based cancer early detection tests.
Dr. Beer continues to serve as adjunct professor of medicine at the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, where he treats men with prostate cancer. He has authored or co- authored more than 280 peer-reviewed articles, including investigations of multi-cancer early detection, as well as targeted therapies and immunotherapies in prostate cancer. Dr. Beer’s research served as the basis for a global change in the standard of care for advanced prostate cancer.
Dr. Beer earned his bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering and his M.D. degree from Johns Hopkins University. He completed his post-graduate training in internal medicine, hematology, and medical oncology at Oregon Health & Science University.