He is also Co-Chairman of the National Cancer Institute Head and Neck Cancer Steering Committee. This group is instrumental in defining the national agenda for clinical investigation in this disease. Dr. Adelstein completed his undergraduate education at the University of Chicago, his medical school training at New York University School of Medicine, and his internship, residency and hematology/oncology fellowship at Case Western Reserve University Hospitals -- where he served as Chief Medical Resident from 1979-1980.