The University of Florida has appointed Duane Mitchell, MD, PhD, as director of the UF Health Cancer Institute in Gainesville, effective Sept. 21. Dr. Mitchell currently serves as the Phyllis Kottler Friedman Professor in the university’s department of neurosurgery and…
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Workforce shortages remain one of the most persistent operational challenges facing health systems competing for a shrinking pool of specialty-trained physicians, nurses and healthcare professionals. Nearly half of executives say staff shortages have reduced their capacity to serve patients, and…
Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine Golisano Children’s has named Julia Meade, MD, executive director of the hospital’s Blood Disorders and Cancer Center. Dr. Meade previously served as director of the Pediatric Cancer Predisposition and the Neurofibromatosis Oncology programs at UPMC Children’s…
Galveston-based University of Texas Medical Branch has tapped Raghu Kalluri, MD, PhD, as chief scientific officer and senior vice president. Dr. Kalluri will also serve as executive director of the UTMB Cancer Center, according to an Aug. 31 news release…
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Cancer Institute has named Tobias Janowitz, MD, PhD, director of translational cancer research and the Robert and Janet Perro Professor in Cancer Research. Dr. Janowitz was also appointed director of the Institute of Cancer Research at Northwell’s…
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Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute has joined the Association of American Cancer Institutes. “Through its dedication to community outreach and patient navigation, the cancer institute is helping ensure access to prevention, screening, and care for patients in New…
Peter Pisters, MD, plans to retire Sept. 30 from Houston-based The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center after nine years as president. Jeffrey Lee, MD, was named interim president effective immediately, according to an Aug. 26 news release. Dr.…
Memphis, Tenn.-based St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital named Charles Roberts, MD, PhD, its seventh president and CEO, effective Jan. 1. “I’m deeply honored to have been selected to lead this institution at a pivotal moment, when emerging technologies are creating…
Seattle-based Fred Hutch Cancer Center has named two oncology leaders to endowed chair positions. Heather Cheng, MD, PhD, has been named the inaugural Marty Lazarus Weiden Family Endowed Chair. The purpose of the endowed chair is to support the detection,…
UT Health San Antonio has tapped Georg Aue, MD, PhD, as director of the Mays Cancer Center’s Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program. Dr. Aue will also serve as chief of the section of cellular therapies, co-director of the…