Dr. Robert Orlowski earned his doctoral degree in molecular biophysics and biochemistry from Yale University and his medical degree from the Yale University School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Barnes Hospital at Washington University, St. Louis School of Medicine. Dr. Orlowski is a professor and Chair Ad Interim in the Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, and professor in the Department of Experimental Therapeutics, Division of Cancer Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Board-certified in internal medicine and medical oncology, Dr. Orlowski has published numerous book chapters, articles, and abstracts on cancer therapy with a focus on the pathogenesis of oncologic disease and mechanisms of action of chemotherapeutics. In addition, he is a reviewer for several journals, including Blood, Cancer Research, Journal of Clinical Oncology, and The New England Journal of Medicine. His clinical research efforts focus on novel clinical trials for patients with hematologic malignancies.