J Leonard Lichtenfeld, MD, FACP
J. Leonard Lichtenfeld, MD, FACP is Deputy Chief Medical Officer for the American Cancer Society. He is also responsible for directing the Society’s Cancer Control Science Department. This group of internationally recognized experts focuses on the prevention and early detection of cancer, as well as emerging science and trends in cancer, nutrition and physical activity, and quality of life issues for cancer patients and survivors. The department is responsible for producing the Society’s widely recognized guidelines for the prevention and early detection of cancer, including guidelines for nutrition and physical activity for cancer survivors.
Dr. Lichtenfeld is also recognized as a resource both within and outside the Society for his expertise in oncology and medical affairs. He serves as a liaison for the Society with many professional and public organizations, and frequently is a spokesperson on a variety of cancer related subjects.
A board certified medical oncologist and internist who was a practicing physician for over 19 years, Dr. Lichtenfeld has long been active in medical affairs on a local, state, and national level. He is currently a delegate to the AMA from the American College of Physicians and is a member of the Relative Value Update Committee (RUC) of the AMA, which works with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to establish the Medicare physician fee schedule. He has a long-standing interest in legislative and regulatory issues, and is chair of the Medical Association of Georgia’s Medical Practice Committee.
Dr. Lichtenfeld is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann Medical College (now Drexel University College of Medicine) in Philadelphia. His postgraduate training was at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the National Cancer Institute in Baltimore. He is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, the national honor medical society, and has received the Laureate Award from the Georgia chapter of the American College of Physicians in recognition of his contributions to internal medicine. Dr. Lichtenfeld is married, and resides in Thomasville, Georgia.
