Gregory J. Riggins, MD, PhD

• Irving J. Sherman Research Professor

Gregory Riggins is the inaugural recipient of the Irving J. Sherman, M.D. Research Professorship in Neurosurgery Research. The main goal of his research is to identify new anti-cancer therapies and to help launch new clinical trials. He also works on strategies for cancer prevention, and therapies affordable to underprivileged cancer patients and for those individuals at a very high risk for cancer.

Dr. Riggins received his medical and Ph.D. degrees from Emory University, where he graduated from the Medical Scientist Training Program. Dr. Riggins does not provide direct patient care and is not a surgeon, but he works full time on brain tumor research, teaching and new clinical trials.

Phone: (410) 502-2905
griggin1@jhmi.edu