Joan H. Schiller MD

Dr. Joan Schiller is a board certified medical oncologist with over 30 years of clinical experience. She has a special interest in management of lung cancer.Most recently, Dr. Schiller served as Deputy Director of the Simmons Cancer Center and Chief of Hematology/Oncology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, until coming to Inova in 2016.

Dr. Schiller’s research has generated well over 200 publications that she has authored or co-authored, including articles, abstracts, book chapters, books, reviews and invited manuscripts. She has been the principal investigator of numerous clinical trials, and has a major interest in developing better treatment for patients with lung cancer, as well building a robust clinical research program for patients with cancer at Inova. A native of Chicago, Illinois, Dr. Schiller currently resides in Vienna, Virginia with her husband and 100 pound black lab. In her spare time she likes to visit her grandson in Baltimore.