Steven Eisenberg (born June 23, 1970) is a San Diego, California based specialist in internal medicine,

hematology Hematology ( always spelled haematology in British English) is the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood. It involves treating diseases that affect the produc ...

, and oncology. He is known as the "Singing Doctor", having written over 100 songs for his patients,"Meet the Cancer Doctor Who Sings to His Patients: 'I Want People to Smile'"
''People'', By Diane Herbst December 29, 2016 tailored to their own situations. Jenna Bush Hager. '' The Today Show'', July 18, 2011
"Doctor Tunes In to Cancer Patient's Needs"
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Education

Eisenberg attended

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. After receiving his B.A. in 1992 he attended

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) is a private medical school with its main campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and additional locations in Suwanee, Georgia (PCOM Georgia) and Moultrie, Georgia (PCOM South Georgia). Founded ...

(PCOM), where he earned his doctoral degree in Osteopathic Medicine. He continued his postgraduate education by serving a Fellowship in

/ oncology at Georgetown University Hospital, at the

Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center The Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center is a cancer center located on the medical campus of Georgetown University in Washington, DC. It is one of four components of the Georgetown University Medical Center and is affiliated with MedSta ...

Career

Much of Eisenberg's work in the early 2000s involved the clinical use of chemotherapy in the

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and metastatic settings. During this period Eisenberg published studies on

colorectal cancer Colorectal cancer (CRC), also known as bowel cancer, colon cancer, or rectal cancer, is the development of cancer from the colon or rectum (parts of the large intestine). Signs and symptoms may include blood in the stool, a change in bowel m ...

, and the use of a new chemotherapy technique for colon cancer patients using irinotecan,

5-fluorouracil Fluorouracil (5-FU), sold under the brand name Adrucil among others, is a cytotoxic chemotherapy medication used to treat cancer. By intravenous injection it is used for treatment of colorectal cancer, oesophageal cancer, stomach cancer, pancrea ...

, and leucovorin. Since 2005, Eisenberg has focused his practice on

compassion Compassion motivates people to go out of their way to relieve the physical, mental or emotional pains of others and themselves. Compassion is often regarded as being sensitive to the emotional aspects of the suffering of others. When based on n ...

and empathy in clinical oncology. In 2011, Eisenberg founded Chemotopia (now Base Health), a social networking community for cancer patients, their families and caregivers. A year later, Eisenberg was one of 12 healthcare entrepreneurs accepted into the incubator program Startup Health.

Singing doctor

After winning a contest when he was undergoing a period of illness, Eisenberg had a song written for him. Because the song made him feel better, he started writing songs for his patients. In early 2008, Eisenberg started Lyrical Life, an organization which writes songs for patients battling cancer. Later that year,

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-nominated singer-songwriter and composer

Peter Himmelman Peter Himmelman (born November 23, 1959, in St. Louis Park, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter and film and television composer from Minnesota, who formerly played in the Minneapolis indie rock band Sussman Lawrence before pursuing a ...

wrote a song about Eisenberg's work. In 2011, his efforts were featured in a report by Jenna Bush Hager on NBC's '' The Today Show''. By 2016, Eisenberg had written more than 100 songs. In 2018 Eisenberg appeared on ''

America's Got Talent ''America's Got Talent'' (often abbreviated as ''AGT'') is a televised American talent show competition, and is part of the global ''Got Talent'' franchise created by Simon Cowell. The program is produced by Fremantle (as well as distribut ...

'' but was not selected to advance."Upset mother rushes the stage after son’s terrible performance on ‘AGT’"
''Yahoo Entertainment'', Jun 27, 2018

Personal life

Eisenberg married Julie Shapiro in 2000, and has two daughters and a son.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eisenberg, Steven American internists American oncologists American hematologists American osteopathic physicians Physicians from California 1970 births Living people Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine alumni