Heinz-Josef Lenz, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Medicine and Preventive Medicine; Deputy Director for Research Programs and Co-Leader, Gastrointestinal Cancers Program, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center; J. Terrence Lanni Chair for Cancer Research, Division of Medical Oncology; Section Head of GI Oncology and Co-Director of the Colorectal Center, Keck School of Medicine of USC · USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Heinz-Josef Lenz is Professor of Medicine and Preventive Medicine; Deputy Director for Research Programs and Co-Leader, Gastrointestinal Cancers Program, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center; J. Terrence Lanni Chair for Cancer Research, Division of Medical Oncology; Section Head of GI Oncology and Co-Director of the Colorectal Center, Keck School of Medicine of USC at USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. OpenAlex indexes 1,849 publications with 57,638 citations (h-index 107); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 25 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Medical Oncology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 25 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Heinz-Josef Lenz is Professor of Medicine and Preventive Medicine at USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center / Keck School of Medicine of USC. The public record shows 1,849 publications with 57,638 citations (h-index 107), centered on Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies, Genetic factors in colorectal cancer, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics. It also documents an investigator role on 23 registered clinical trials.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Oncogene
- Top research focus: Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies
- 23 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 88 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 532.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Contact
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Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 25 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Confronting Cancer as a Community
Sponsor: University of Southern California
- Baricitinib, Placebo and Antiviral Therapy for the Treatment of Patients With Moderate and Severe COVID-19
Sponsor: University of Southern California
Industry payments
20 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.Program year202534 payments$45,493openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCProgram year202510 payments$31,244openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.Program year20254 payments
Payment records matched to this physician's NPI in CMS Open Payments, program years 2021 onward.
Medicare prescribing footprint (2023)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Genitourinary & hormones
100%Progestin100%Megestrol Acetate100%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Challenges in the return of molecular tumor profiling results.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Review2026 - Tucatinib plus trastuzumab for chemotherapy-refractory, HER2 + , RAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer (MOUNTAINEER): final analysis.
Nature communications
Clinical Trial2026 - Clinical and molecular characterization of AXL in colorectal cancer, CALGB (Alliance)/SWOG 80405 and real-world data.
Journal for immunotherapy of cancer
Article2025
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)Network
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Owned accounts
public accounts run by this person- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/heinz-lenz-md
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linkedin.com/in/heinz-josef-lenz-5a6001178
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researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Heinz-Josef-Lenz-38617334
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Mentions by others
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instagram.com/uscnorriscancercenter/p/CPBeVXIlxRv
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blog.f1000.com/2014/11/20/clinical-challenges-in-colon-cancer-an-interview-with-heinz-josef-lenz
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →blog.f1000.com ↗ - Other
oncologytube.com/heinz-josef-lenz-md-uscnorris-usc-keckmedusc-ascogi22-gi22-mcrc-rearch-pcm-075-with-folfiri-bev
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Education
degrees and training on record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →uscnorriscancer.usc.edu ↗
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →profiles.sc-ctsi.org ↗
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- FACP - Fellow
American College of Physicians
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →ellisonmedicalinstitute.org ↗
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Chair
Translational Medicine Subcommittee, SWOG GI Committee
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →uscnorriscancer.usc.edu ↗ - Member
NCI Gastroesophageal Task Force and Clinical Trial Planning Committee
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NCI Investigational Drug Steering Committee
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Awards & honors
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →globenewswire.com ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →3tbiosciences.com ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →ellisonmedicalinstitute.org ↗
Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →themedicinementors.libsyn.com ↗
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →oncologytube.com ↗
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →blog.f1000.com ↗
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