Marc Straus

Marc Straus
Born
Marc Joshua Straus

NationalityAmerican
Alma materBA – Franklin & Marshall College, MD – SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Occupation(s)Art collector and Gallery Owner, Oncologist, poet
SpouseLivia Straus

Marc Straus is an American oncologist, art collector, poet, and writer.[1] He is the author of more than 40 scientific papers on the treatment of various types of cancer. Straus was among the first oncologists to introduce the use of continuous infusion for the delivery of chemotherapy, a practice that has since become standard.[2]

Straus is the founder of Hudson Valley MOCA and the Marc Straus Gallery in New York City.

  1. ^ Frey, Jennifer (April 9, 2009). "Poet-Playwright (and M.D.) Examines Doctor-Patient Link". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Moran, Ruth E.; Straus, Marc J. (December 1, 1981). "Effects of Pulse and Continuous Intravenous Infusion of cis-Diamminedichloroplatinum on L1210 Leukemia in Vivo". Cancer Research. 41 (12 Part 1): 4993–4996. PMID 7198009.