Biography and headshot

Johannes W. Vieweg, MD received his medical degree from the Technical University of Munich, Germany. In 1999, he completed the Duke urology residency program and, subsequently, enjoyed a nine-year tenure as Vice Chair of Research in the Duke Department of Urology.

In 2006, he joined the University of Florida (UF) as the founding Professor and Chairman of the Department of Urology. Other positions held by Dr. Vieweg during his 10-year tenure at UF included: The Wayne and Marti Huizenga Endowed Research Scholar Chair, Executive Director of the UF Prostate Disease Center, Chairman of the Florida Prostate Cancer Advisory Council and Vice President of the University of Florida Clinical Practice Association.

In February 2015, the National Academy of Sciences in Washington DC, awarded Dr. Vieweg with a prestigious Jefferson Science Fellowship. In this position, Dr. Vieweg frequently participated in diplomatic meetings with foreign governments to advance partnerships and implement foreign policy for the United States of America.

In February 2017, Dr. Vieweg was appointed as Professor and founding Dean of the Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Dr. Vieweg developed the new Content college’s academic vision and directed all logistic, strategic and financial planning processes to establish the 148th M.D. medical school in the U.S.

The college received LCME accreditation in October 2017 and matriculated its inaugural class in July 2018. Much of Dr. Vieweg’s career-long scientific activity has centered on the investigation and clinical testing of genetically engineered tumor vaccines, the discovery of universal tumor antigens and the modulation of immunosuppressive T cells and myeloid cells. He also made significant contributions by discovering novel pathway-targeted interventions and developing novel prediction models for therapeutic response.

More recent research interests are aligned with the field of public health, prevention medicine, implementation science, and comparative effectiveness research in academic and communitybased settings. Dr. Vieweg’s scientific work has received uninterrupted funding by the National Institute of Health since 1998 and is well documented in more than 180 publications, books, commentaries and review articles.