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Biography
Steven Eisenberg (born June 23, 1970) is a San Diego, California based specialist in Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology. He is known as the "Singing Doctor", having written over 100 songsfor his patients tailored to their own situations. His songwriting was featured on NBC's The Today Show with Jenna Bush Hager as well as on HLN with Michaela Pereira. Eisenberg has helped to establish a number of foundations including: Lyrical Life, EnlightenMed, and Chemotopia. Eisenberg currently practices at the California Cancer Associates for Research & Excellence (cCARE), a practice he founded.
Education
Eisenberg attended Pennsylvania State University. After receiving his B.A. in 1992 he attended Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), where he earned his doctoral degree in Osteopathic Medicine. He continued his postgraduate education by serving a Fellowship in hematology/oncology at Georgetown University Hospital, at the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Career
Much of Eisenberg's work in the early-2000s involved the clinical use of chemotherapy in the adjuvant and metastatic settings. During this period Eisenberg published studies on Colorectal cancer, and the use of a new chemotherapy technique for colon cancer patients using Irinotecan, 5-Fluorouracil, and Leucovorin. Since 2005, Eisenberg has focused his practice on compassion and empathy in clinical oncology.
In 2011, Eisenberg founded Chemotopia (now Base Health), a social networking community for cancer patients, their families and caregivers. A year later, Eisenberg was one of 12 healthcare entrepreneurs accepted into the incubator program Startup Health.
Singing doctor
After winning a contest when he was undergoing a period of illness, Esenberg had a song written for him. Because the song made him feel better, he started writing songs for his patients. In early 2008, Eisenberg started Lyrical Life, an organization which writes songs for patients battling cancer. Later that year, Grammy nominated singer-songwriter and composer Peter Himmelman wrote a song about Eisenberg's work.
In 2011, His efforts were featured on NBC's The Today Show with Jenna Bush Hager. By 2016, Eisenberg had written more than 100 songs.
Selected publications
- Hwang JJ, Eisenberg SG, Marshall JL. "Improving the toxicity of irinotecan/5-FU/leucovorin: a 21-day schedule.", Oncology (Huntingt), September 2003; 17(9 Suppl 8): 37-43.
- Eisenberg SG, Marshall JL. "Combination Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer Utilizing a Two Weeks On and One Off Schedule of Irinotecan, 5-Fluorouracil, and Leucovorin: Possible Solution to Reduce Toxicity?", Advances in Colon Cancer, 2001; 5(2):3-6.
- Eisenberg SG, Marshall JL. "CPT-11/5FU/Leu in an Elderly Patient with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer", Case Studies in Oncology, 2001; 3(22):1-8.
Personal life
Eisenberg married Julie Shapiro in 2000 and has two daughters and a son.