Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA, FASCO, is a practicing oncologist and breast cancer specialist in Austin, Texas, and an executive vice president of Texas Oncology with responsibilities in healthcare policy and strategic initiatives. Dr. Patt serves as the President of the Texas Society of Clinical Oncology, the Secretary for the Community Oncology Alliance and serves locally on the Austin Healthcare Council, Shivers Board, and formerly on the board of Komen and the Breast Cancer Resource Center. She has responsibility for breast cancer research in Austin and leads the multidisciplinary tumor boards for breast cancer. She chairs the Council on Legislation for the Texas Medical Association and works to formulate responsible healthcare policy that improves the health of Texans. She serves as the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Clinical Oncology Clinical Cancer Informatics and drives engagement in clinical informatics solutions to enhance healthcare. Within Texas Oncology, Dr. Patt serves on the payer relations, marketing, telemedicine, strategy, policy, management executive, marketing, and revenue cycle committees. She lectures medical students and is a clinical Professor at Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin.

Dr. Patt received her doctorate in Health Economics and Health Services Research from The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX. She received her MBA from The University of Texas in Austin and an MPH from the University of Texas Health Science Center’s School of Public Health in Houston. Patt received her fellowship in hematology and medical oncology from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.