Ezra is an internationally renowned cancer researcher. He serves as co-director of UC San Diego Health’s Precision Immunotherapy Clinic, and as associate director for translational science and the leader of the Solid Tumor Therapeutics research program at Moores Cancer Center. He was previously co-director of the Head and Neck Cancer Program at the University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Ezra leads a laboratory that studies novel cancer treatments, including immunotherapy, and has made major contributions to targeted cancer therapies. A frequent speaker at national and international meetings, he has authored over 170 peer-reviewed papers and has been the principal investigator of multiple clinical trials of new drugs for head and neck cancer and other solid tumors.

Ezra earned his medical degree at University of Toronto. He is board certified in medical oncology, and a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCPSC), and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (FASCO).