Black, Keith L.
1957-present · Contribution: 1987-present
Neurosurgeon and brain-tumor researcher
Neurosurgery and brain-tumor research; pioneered methods to open the blood-brain barrier so chemotherapy can reach tumors, and developed dendritic-cell immunotherapy (cancer vaccines) for brain tumors
Science & Medicine
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1957, Tuskegee, Alabama
- Active since
- 1987
- Category
- Science & Medicine
- Best known for
- Pioneering brain-tumor surgery and immunotherapy
Impact on the world
Black's techniques gave patients with previously inoperable or hard-to-treat brain tumors new options, advancing both surgery and the emerging field of brain-tumor immunotherapy.
Sources
- Cedars-Sinai
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