Jim M. Koeller received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and completed a residency at the University of Wisconsin Hospital.

Professor Koeller is currently a full professor and member of the Center for Pharmacoeconomic Studies in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Texas at Austin, where he holds the Eli Lilly/CR Sublett Endowed Fellowship in Pharmacy. In addition, he is an Adjoint Professor of Medicine and Oncology at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. Prior to moving to Texas, he spent 5 years coordinating the Phase I Drug Development Program in the Department of Human Oncology, Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center in Madison, Wisconsin.

Professor Koeller has published over 250 articles, abstracts, and book chapters in the areas of oncology practice, pharmacoeconomics, new drug development, and supportive care issues of the cancer patient. In addition, he has given over 500 presentations related to oncology, supportive care, pharmacoeconomics, cancer disease management, pathway development and management, and health care economics.