Dr. Lonial is professor and chair of the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Emory University School of Medicine. He also serves as chief medical officer at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.

He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. He is active in numerous professional organizations, including the American Society of Hematology and the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. He serves as vice chair of the finance committee of the International Myeloma Society and vice chair of the myeloma committee in the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group. He is also treasurer and chair of the Education Committee for the Society of Hematologic Oncology and serves on the Scientific Advisory Board for the International Myeloma Foundation.