Dr. Alexander I. Spira, MD, PhD, FACP is a highly accomplished medical professional with a diverse background in education and training.

He earned his medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine, and subsequently completed his internship and residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He then went on to complete his medical oncology fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital. During his training, Dr. Spira received numerous awards and honors, including the National Institutes of Health Medical Scientist Training Program Fellowship, the Merck Corporation Scholarship, the Pediatric AIDS Foundation Fellowship and the Harvard University Scholarship. He also earned a PhD from the New York School of Arts and Sciences.

Dr. Spira is currently the Co-Director of the Virginia Cancer Specialists Research Institute, the Director of the Thoracic and Phase I Program and a Clinical Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins. He is actively engaged in advancing medicine and offering targeted treatment options for patients. His research interests include immunotherapy, personalized medicine, GI, thoracic and lung cancer, and sarcomas.

He is also Co-Chair of the USOncology Thoracic Oncology Committee, Chair of the USOncology Research Executive Committee, and a member of the USOncology National Policy Board Executive Committee.

Throughout his career, Dr. Spira has been recognized as a Top Doctor by Northern Virginia Magazine and Washingtonian magazine for multiple years and in 2014, he received the prestigious “Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctor” award.