Eric M. Horwitz was appointed chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Temple University’s Lewis Katz School of Medicine, following an announcement that Fox Chase Cancer Center’s Department of Radiation Oncology has been integrated within Temple University Health System.
These changes are part of the Temple University Health System’s plan to integrate its Cancer Service Line.
Horwitz joined Fox Chase in 1997 and has led a clinical and research program that has grown exponentially in size and patient volumes. He will continue that leadership across TUHS in his new role, health system officials said.
Curtis Miyamoto, former chair of radiation oncology, was appointed to the new role of chair of the system integration committee of the TUHS Oncology Service Line. Fox Chase Chief Operating Officer Joel Helmke will co-chair the committee, which will launch in the spring and include constituents from all campuses and mission areas in oncology.
Miyamoto’s guidance will coordinate Temple’s efforts to integrate its clinical cancer programs, expand research activities and clinical trial participation, and develop unified cancer data systems across its campuses.
