A board-certified internist and oncologist, Mark C. Scholz, M.D., serves as medical director of Prostate Oncology Specialists Inc. in Marina del Rey, CA and executive director of the Prostate Cancer Research Institute in Los Angeles, CA.
After receiving his medical degree from Creighton University in Omaha, NE, Dr. Scholz completed his Internal Medicine internship and Medical Oncology residency at University of Southern California (USC) Medical Center. He was awarded a medical oncology fellowship at Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center.
Dr. Scholz served as oncology director at the Memorial Campus of the Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center from 1996-2001. He is past president, co-founder and executive director of the Prostate Cancer Research Institute, a non-profit educational and research institute that focuses on disseminating state-of-the art information about the diagnosis, staging and treatment of prostate cancer. He is an acknowledged expert on management and treatment for prostate cancer using hormone intervention, immunotherapy, chemotherapy and angiogenesis as well as vitamin, herbal and other forms of lifestyle counseling. His affiliations include St. John's Health Center, Marine Campus of the Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center and others. Dr. Scholz also served as an associate clinical professor in the department of Oncology at USC School of Medicine.
Currently, Dr. Scholz continues his research projects in the area of prostate cancer and has authored numerous scholarly articles in his area of expertise. He is a consultant for Journal of Urology, speaker for Cytogen, Dendreon and Sanofi-Aventis and volunteers for an Internet list called "Patient to Physician" for PCRI and is the co-author of Invasion of the Prostate Snatchers: No More Unnecessary Biopsies, Radical Treatment or Loss of Potency.
He resides in Los Angeles with his wife and three children.