Jaffer A. Ajani MD

Jaffer Ajani, MD, is Professor of Medicine in the Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Dr. Ajani earned his medical degree from Government Medical College in Nagpur, India. He remained at the college to complete a rotating internship and a residency in general surgery and orthopedics. He continued his training at Pennsylvania State University with an internship and residency in family medicine. He later completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine. He subsequently was awarded a clinical fellowship in medical oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, where he remained for a research fellowship in medical oncology. Dr. Ajani is board-certified in family medicine and internal medicine with a subspecialty in medical oncology.

Dr. Ajani’s primary research interest is gastrointestinal oncology, with a focus on combined modality trials for gastric and esophageal cancers. Dr. Ajani has led numerous phase II and III randomized trials and has participated in Cooperative Groups. Additionally, he has written more than 300 peer-reviewed publications.

Dr. Ajani has participated in the International Society of Gastrointestinal Oncology (ISGIO) and currently serves as the editor of ISGIO's journal, Gastrointestinal Oncology Research.

Dr. Ajani is the Chair of the NCCN Esophageal/Gastric Cancers Panel. He is a member of the JNCCN Editorial Board and the NCCN Gastrointestinal Malignancies Advisory Board.