Dr. Weinberg is a board-certified gastroenterologist and internationally recognized expert in gastrointestinal cancer prevention and control.  He received his undergraduate education at Yale University, graduating magna cum laude.  He subsequently attended medical school at Cornell University (Weill) where he received the Research Thesis Award and was elected to the AOA honor society. He completed his medical residency at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston and his gastroenterology fellowship training at the University of Pennsylvania from which he also received a Masters’ degree in Cancer Epidemiology.

Dr. Weinberg joined the Fox Chase Cancer Center in 2002. He is the founding Chairman of Fox Chase’s Department of Medicine. In addition, he holds the title of Professor of Medicine at Temple University School of Medicine, as well as occupying Audrey Weg Schaus and Geoffrey Alan Weg Chair in Medical Science. Currently, Dr Weinberg is the co-Editor-in-Chief of Gastroenterology, the leading GI subspecialty journal in the world. He has held leadership roles in numerous groups including the American Board of Internal Medicine, the American College of Physicians and the American Gastroenterological Association.

Dr. Weinberg’s research interests center on the prevention and early detection of gastrointestinal malignancies, particularly colorectal and pancreas. He has received continuous NIH funding to support his research efforts since completing his training. He has over 250 peer reviewed publications.