Christine Bestvina

  • Title: Associate Professor of Medicine
  • Education: MD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • Joined UChicago Faculty: 2018
  • cbestvina@uchicago.edu

Christine Bestvina

Board-certified thoracic oncologist, Christine Bestvina, MD, specializes in lung cancer, including non-small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer, and neuroendocrine carcinomas of the lung. Dr. Bestvina also treats thymic malignancies, which occur when there are cancer cells present in the thymus gland, a small organ under the breastbone.

Along with her clinical work, Dr. Bestvina is an avid researcher. She is investigating treatment options to improve quality of care and outcomes for patients with lung cancer.  Dr. Bestvina has also published several papers in respected peer-viewed publications, including Journal of Oncology Practice, the Lancet and Future Oncology.

Media Contacts

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Expertise

Clinical trial design, Developmental therapeutics, Lung cancer