Patrick Maguire MD

Patrick David Maguire grew up in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He received his degree in English literature from Haverford College and his MD from Penn State College of Medicine, where he won the Medical Student Humanitarian Award in 1994. He completed his cancer specialty training at Duke University Medical Center in 2000.

Since that time, Dr. Maguire has been caring for patients diagnosed with cancer in coastal North Carolina, where he won the American Cancer Society's Silent Angel Award in 2006. He has published scientific articles on the treatment of multiple cancer types. Dr. Maguire is the leader of two multi-million dollar grants awarded by the National Cancer Institute to improve cancer outcomes for African Americans, the poor, and the elderly in North Carolina.

Patrick and his wife know cancer all too well. Between 2001 and 2007, they lost all four parents, three of them to cancers of the lung, prostate, and stomach. Caring for his loved ones during their cancer journeys brought him to realize the need for a single reliable source of information about cancer for patients and their families: When Cancer Hits Home. Dr. Maguire's motto is "an empowered patient is the best weapon against cancer."

Patrick feels most at home on the water, where he spends much of his free time with family and friends. His favorite sport is soccer, which he enjoys coaching and playing. He has competed in many triathlons, from sprints up to the local Beach2Battleship iron distance race in Wilmington, NC. He does some of his best thinking while running and has run marathons in Myrtle Beach and Boston.

For more information about Dr. Maguire or When Cancer Hits Home, please visit THECANCERMD.com.