Joe Bailes, M.D.
CPRIT Foundation
Vice Chairman
Dr. Joseph S. Bailes is a medical oncologist with substantial experience in legislation, public policy and advocacy, as well as the business aspects of the practice of oncology and of medicine generally.
For nearly two decades, Dr. Bailes has served in various executive leadership capacities for the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), including terms as President, Interim Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, and Chair of the ASCO Government Relations Council.
Dr. Bailes also has many years of experience in the practice of oncology in the private sector. He is a partner in Texas Oncology, P.A., the largest oncology practice group in the country, and was a founding member of Physician Reliance Network (PRN), one of the corporate predecessors to US Oncology, Inc.
Dr. Bailes received his medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas in 1981, followed by his internship and residency at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas. He completed his Medical Oncology/Hematology Fellowship at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio in 1986.
