Eric Klein, MD is the Andrew C. Novick Distinguished Chair of the Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute and Professor of Surgery in the Lerner College of Medicine of the Cleveland Clinic. He joined the staff of the Cleveland Clinic in 1989. His career has been focused on clinical, translational, and basic science aspects of prostate cancer.

Eric is a member of numerous professional societies and scientific advisory boards including the Board of Scientific Counselors – Clinical Sciences and Epidemiology of the National Cancer Institute, the American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons, the Clinical Society of Genitourinary Surgeons, and the Society of Urologic Oncology. He has contributed more than 600 papers to the scientific literature and authored or edited eight books on urologic malignancies, and his contributions to the field have been recognized by five Career Achievement Awards including a 2014 Presidential Citation from the American Urological Association, the 2014 Huggins Medal from the Society of Urologic Oncology, the 2015 Philip S. Hench Award from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, the 2020 SUO Medal from the Society of Urologic Oncology, and the 2020 Richard D. Williams, MD Prostate Cancer Research Excellence Award.