Toby Campbell

Toby C. Campbell, MD, MSCI is an Associate Professor of Medicine within the Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Palliative Care at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Dr. Campbell is an innovator and a leader with an international reputation in patient doctor communication and palliative care, particularly in high-risk decision making conversations. His communication tools are impacting the communication between patients and doctors around the world. Good communication strategies support inclusion and facilitates mutual respect and understanding between doctors and patients. He is an oncology subspecialist, focusing on lung cancer and melanoma and oncology-palliative care. He is the Ellen and Peter O. Johnson Endowed Chair as well as the Chief of the Palliative Care program and directed the Palliative Care fellowship training program from 2010-2017. Under his leadership, the Palliative Care program has received major national awards including from the American Hospital Association and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Campbell received the prestigious Sojourns Scholar Leadership Award in 2014. Dr. Campbell completed his medical degree at the University of Virginia, his internal medicine residency at the University of Wisconsin, and fellowships in medical oncology and palliative medicine at Northwestern University where he also received a master’s degree in clinical research.