Co-Founder & Scientific Advisory Board Member, Iteos Therapeutics
Search every verified David Tweardy interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. David Tweardy, an infectious disease specialist at MD Anderson, described his role as ensuring that cancer patients who develop infections receive optimal treatment so they can continue their cancer therapy. He stated that his patients include those with leukemia, stem cell transplant recipients, and individuals who have undergone complex surgical procedures for cancer. Tweardy said his approach involves making correct diagnoses, initiating the best treatments, and following through to help patients progress in their cancer journey. Tweardy expressed a goal of implementing next-generation antibiotics, antivirals, and antifungals into patient care to improve outcomes. He noted that he is most proud of seeing every patient under his care improve and move forward.
“My job at MD Anderson is to ensure that patients who develop complications of their care that involve infections get the very best of treatment and are able to move through those infections and therefore continue to receive the therapy that they need for their cancer.”
“We care for the most sick patients who have cancer, leukemia patients, stem cell transplant patients, patients who've undergone very complex surgical procedures to treat their cancer.”
“My approach is to ensure that they get the best of care within the realm of infectious diseases and that we make the correct diagnosis, initiate the best treatment and follow through on that treatment to ensure that they can move forward in their cancer journey.”
“What I'm hoping to accomplish is that we continue to take the best of care for our patients and that we implement the next generation of antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals into their care to again continue to improve on our care for them and allow them to make progress.”
“What I'm most proud of is seeing every patient we care for get the very best of care and seeing them improve almost invariably under our care and move forward.”
Dr. David Tweardy is a professor in the Department of Infectious Diseases, and Division Head for the Division of Internal Medicine.
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