Dr. Antonio Omuro, MD, is the chair of the Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences at Stanford University and the Joseph D. Grant Professor and Professor of Neurology.

Dr. Omuro is regarded as one of the foremost physician-scientists studying brain tumors. A fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, he has published more than 140 peer-reviewed research articles and led dozens of clinical trials focused on developing new treatments for brain tumors and neurologic complications of cancer. Recently, he led the development of immune-checkpoint inhibitors for glioblastoma from the first Phase 1 studies through the largest Phase 3 international clinical trial ever conducted in this disease.