St. Louis-based WashU Medicine has named Andres Bur, MD, chief of the division of head and neck surgery in the department of otolaryngology. Dr. Bur was also appointed co-director of the Robert Ebert and Greg Stubblefield Head and Neck Tumor…
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Cleveland-based Case Western Reserve University has named Damian Junk, PhD, associate director of administration for Case Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Junk most recently served as assistant director of cancer training and education, according to a news release from the university. …
Charles Roberts, MD, PhD, has been named president and CEO of Memphis, Tenn.-based St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, effective Jan. 1. Dr. Roberts is executive vice president and director of the St. Jude Comprehensive Cancer Center, according to an Aug.…
West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health and RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group have named Andrew Evans, DO, senior vice president and chief medical officer for oncology services. Dr. Evans shared news of his appointment in an Aug. 16 LinkedIn post. He has…
Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham has named Tom Roberts, MD, clinical director and interim program director of head and neck medical oncology within the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute. With six care sites, the head and neck cancer program is…
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HCA Florida Kendall Hospital in Miami, part of Davie-based HCA Florida Healthcare, has appointed Omar Llaguna, MD, medical director of surgical oncology. Dr. Llaguna joins HCA Florida from Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Healthcare System, where he served as medical director of…
The share of oncologists with a net worth of $5 million or more fell from 24% to 14% between 2024 and 2026, according to the “Oncologist Wealth and Debt Report” published Aug. 7 by Medscape. Medscape recruited 5,916 physicians across…
Cleveland-based MetroHealth has named Natalie Joseph, MD, its department chair of surgery. Dr. Joseph has been with MetroHealth for almost 18 years and most recently served as interim chair of the department of surgery, according to an Aug. 17 news…
Princeton (W.Va.) Community Hospital, part of Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine, has appointed Mohammed Abdulhaleem, MD, director of medical oncology. The hospital also expanded its oncology team with the addition of Ashley Fleenor, PA-C, who has specialized in oncology care since…
Omaha-based University of Nebraska Medical Center has named three division chiefs within its department of internal medicine. All three appointees previously held interim chief roles for their respective divisions, according to an Aug. 12 news release from UNMC. Bryant England,…