Oncology

Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle Children's and UW Medicine have restructured their long-standing partnership and formed a unified adult cancer research and care center. 

The following oncologists joined new practices or organizations in the last few weeks: 

News about an entire North Carolina cancer center board resigning in light of the director's removal was Becker's most read oncology story in March. 

Staten Island (N.Y.) University Hospital appointed Chika Madu, MD, its new chair of radiation oncology, silive.com reported March 31.

Mayo Clinic Cancer Center in Phoenix has implemented a system that schedules outpatient chemotherapy appointments throughout the day to avoid crowding in its facilities, the center said March 29. 

Dorothy Graves, PhD, has joined Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine as assistant vice president and associate director for administration.

Bronx, N.Y.-based Albert Einstein Cancer Center made three new leadership appointments March 29.

UCSF Health in San Francisco has selected Krishna Komanduri, MD, to serve as division chief of hematology-oncology, effective July 1. 

Tens of millions of dollars have been donated to fund specialty cancer centers and accelerate cancer research in recent weeks. 

Greenwich (Conn.) Hospital has submitted a new proposal for the construction of a cancer center, Westchester & Fairfield Business Journals reported March 28.