EDUCATION:
Dr. Vogelzang received his medical degree from the University of Illinois in Chicago. He completed his internship and
residency in Internal Medicine at Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center in Chicago and he completed his fellowship
in Medical Oncology at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST:
Genitourinary malignancies (prostate, kidney, bladder and testicular cancer) and mesothelioma
EXPERIENCE:
Dr. Vogelzang is a renowned medical oncologist and cancer researcher who has authored/coauthored numerous peerreviewed
articles, book chapters and abstracts and has given hundreds of lectures and presentations to his peers.
Dr. Vogelzang joined Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada (CCCN) as a medical oncologist in 2009 and he also
serves as Chair and Medical Director of the Developmental Therapeutics Committee and Co-Chair of the Genitourinary
Committee for US Oncology Research. Prior to joining CCCN, Dr. Vogelzang was Director of the Nevada Cancer Institute
from 2004-2009. His other prior experience includes serving as a faculty member at the University of Chicago and later
as the Director of the University of Chicago Cancer Research Center.
BOARD CERTIFIED:
Internal Medicine
Medical Oncology
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
American Association of Cancer Research
American College of Physicians
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Urological Association
Chicago Urological Society
Clark County Medical Society
European Society for Medical Oncology
International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
Kidney Cancer Association
Mesothelioma Foundation
Nevada Oncology Society
Society of Urologic Oncology
IN THE NEWS:
June 18, 2010
Channel 8 News
"Paula's Health Notes: Prostate Cancer Vaccine"
Dr. Nicholas J. Vogelzang interviewed
July 20, 2010
Las Vegas Review Journal
"TREATMENT QUALITY: Care, research attract visitors"
For more than 30 years, local engineer Thomas Horen has traveled outside of Las Vegas for his health care needs. From kidney stones to knee surgery, Horen has found that he received better health care and cutting edge, possibly lifesaving, medical procedures at hospitals and clinics in San Diego and Houston. However, he's recently found that the opposite is true when it comes to his beloved hometown.
Dr. Nicholas J. Vogelzang interviewed
June 16, 2010
Las Vegas Review-Journal
"Cancer patients find new hope: FDA approves new but costly treatment for prostate cancer"
The prescription medication made from his own immune cells flowed into the arm of Jim Phillips as he sat inside a Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada transfusion room on Eastern Avenue.
Dr. Nicholas J. Vogelzang interviewed
August 3, 2009
Las Vegas Review-Journal
"ONCOLOGY EXPERT: Cancer patients winners"
Dr. Nicholas Vogelzang waves to patients in the crowded waiting room inside the Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada on Eastern Avenue, greeting nurses as he makes his way to his new office.
Dr. Nicholas J. Vogelzang interviewed
