Dr Julie GralowClinician

Biography

Dr Julie R. Gralow, MD, FACP, FASCO, is the Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), a role she has held since February 2021. She is a breast medical oncologist and Professor (emeritus) of Medical Oncology and Global Health at the University of Washington School of Medicine, where she directed the Breast Medical Oncology programme for more than 25 years. Prior to joining ASCO full-time, she was the Jill Bennett Endowed Professor of Breast Cancer at the University of Washington and Director of Breast Medical Oncology at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. In her role as ASCO CMO, she directly oversees ASCO's Center for Research and Analytics, Policy and Advocacy Department, Care Delivery Department, and Center for Global Impact, and serves as a public spokesperson for ASCO. She is known for commenting on major oncology trial results with relevance to UK health policy, including the NHS-Galleri multi-cancer early detection trial presented at ASCO in 2026. She founded the Women's Empowerment Cancer Advocacy Network (WE CAN) to support cancer advocacy in low- and middle-income countries, and received the ASCO Humanitarian Award in 2018 for that work.

References

1. 1.Julie R. Gralow, MD, FACP, FASCO | ASCO — Current role, title, career background, awards, and ASCO staff page
2. 2.Julie R. Gralow Appointed New Chief Medical Officer of ASCO | ASCO Press Release — Appointment date (February 2021) and prior career at University of Washington and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
3. 3.Galleri Early Detection Test May Shift Timing of Cancer Detection – ASCO Press Release — Dr Gralow quoted as ASCO CMO on NHS-Galleri trial results, establishing UK press relevance
4. 4.Julie Gralow receives Woman Oncologist of the Year award | UW Department of Medicine News — Public spokesperson role, 25+ years at UW, ASCO Humanitarian Award 2018, educational background
5. 5.Meet the EO: Julie Gralow, MD | SWOG

Expertise

Cited on

• Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
• Cancer

Stated areas of expertise

• Breast cancer clinical research
• Multi-cancer early detection
• Cancer equity and global oncology
• Cancer screening policy
• Oncology workforce and education
• Cancer survivorship

Notable achievements

• Appointed ASCO Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President in February 2021, succeeding Dr Richard Schilsky. Source ↗
• Received the ASCO Humanitarian Award in 2018 for her work in empowering women cancer patients and survivors globally. Source ↗
• Founded the Women's Empowerment Cancer Advocacy Network (WE CAN) in 2003 to support cancer advocacy and education in low- and middle-income countries. Source ↗
• Received the MedNews Week Global Oncology Leadership Award at ASCO Breakthrough 2026 in Singapore (July 2026). Source ↗
• Quoted as ASCO's official medical spokesperson on results of the NHS-Galleri randomised controlled multi-cancer early detection trial presented at ASCO 2026. Source ↗

What they’ve said

• “While the Galleri-NHS study results show some encouraging trends toward tumour downstaging, it is important to recognise that the trial did not statistically reduce late-stage cancers by its predefined primary endpoint.”

  Asco's chief medical officer and executive vice-president · Hospital discharge / bed-blocking · 27 Aug 2026 · Trial of multi-cancer blood test among 142,000 NHS patients fails to meet main aim ↗

• “It was a "gamechanger". She added: "I've heard this study described as a home run. I would actually say it's a grand slam."”

  Asco's chief medical officer and executive vice-president · Cancer · 27 Aug 2026 · Daily pill can double survival time for world’s deadliest cancer, trial shows ↗

Source references

1. Trial of multi-cancer blood test among 142,000 NHS patients fails to meet main aimtheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
2. Daily pill can double survival time for world’s deadliest cancer, trial showstheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026

Contact & links

• Staff pagehttps://society.asco.org/people/julie-gralow-md-fasco
• Staff pagehttps://society.asco.org/about-asco/asco-overview/leadership/senior-leadership
• Press office emailmediateam@asco.orgpublished here ↗
• Websitehttps://www.asco.org/about-asco/press-center/media-team-contacts
• LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-gralow-8837856a/

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