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Joshua
Veatch
M.D.
Ph.D.

Physician & Research Faculty
Pinned
Academic
Assistant Professor, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Washington
Sites of Practice
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center - South Lake Union

Photo: Fred Hutch

Education, Training, Board Certifications 

  • M.D., University of Washington 
  • Ph.D., University of Washington 
  • Residency, UW 
  • Fellowship, UW/Fred Hutch 
  • Medical Oncology, American Board of Internal Medicine 
  • Hematology, American Board of Internal Medicine 
  • Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine 

Clinical Expertise  

  • Skin cancer 
  • Melanoma 
  • Merkel cell carcinoma 

Affiliations

Publications

Research and/or clinical interests 

In the laboratory and in clinical trials, Dr. Joshua Veatch develops and tests new immunotherapies for lung cancers and skin cancers. He studies how tumor-recognizing T cells — a type of immune cell — respond to these solid tumors, and how to improve those responses to help patients. One research focus is on CD4, or "helper" T cells, and the roles they play in the larger immune response to tumors. He is developing new therapies in which a patient's helper T cells would be genetically engineered to better fight their cancer. Another focus is on developing therapeutic cancer vaccines, which can boost T-cell responses to tumors. Dr. Veatch is also a medical oncologist who treats people with melanoma, Merkel cell carcinoma and other advanced skin cancers.