Christopher G. Cann, MD

Research Interests

• Gastrointestinal cancers
• Young adult cancer
• Clinical trial development
• Palliative and supportive care

Education

Undergraduate Training: University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, Maryland, Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences, Physiology and Neurobiology Specialization, August 2008 – May 2012

Graduate Education: Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Doctor of Medicine, August 2013 – May 2017

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, Clinical Trials I Course, Master of Science in Clinical Investigation, October 2021 – November 2021

Residency Training:  Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Medicine: Internal Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, July 2017 – June 2020

Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Medicine: Hematology/Oncology, Nashville, Tennessee, July 2020 – June 2023

Board Certifications

• American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine
• American Board of Internal Medicine - Hematology
• American Board of Internal Medicine - Medical Oncology

Memberships

• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society 2016 – present
• Gold Humanism Honor Society 2016 – present
• American College of Physicians 2019 – present
• American Medical Association 2019 – present
• Tennessee Oncology Practice Society 2019 - present
• American Society of Clinical Oncology 2020 – present
• American Society of Hematology 2020 - present

Awards and Honors

Undergraduate: University of Maryland, College Park

• Earth Life and Time Scholars Program
• College Park Scholar Citation: 2008 – 2010
• Primannum Honor Society
• Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society: 2009 - 2012
• Alpha Lamda Delta National Honor Society: 2009 – 2012

Graduate Education: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

• St. Luke’s Scholarship: 2013-2017
• Stabler Endowed Medical Scholarship 2015
• Gold Humanism Honor Society 2016
• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society 2016

Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center

• Chosen attendee for the 2021 FDA/ASCO Fellows Day Workshop
• Education Award: Targeted Therapies of Lung Cancer Meeting 2022
• Conquer Cancer Merit Award: ASCO Annual Meeting 2022
• Great Debates & Updates in GI Malignancies Scholarship 2023