Cedars-Sinai has named Ze’ev Ronai director of the newly established Translational Research Institute, professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and the Jim and Eleanor Randall Department of Surgery, as well as the scientific director of the Surgical Melanoma Research Program in the Randall Department of Surgery.
Margaret Foti, chief executive officer of the American Association for Cancer Research, was selected as the recipient of the 2024 Beacon Award for Women Leaders in Oncology.
Cheng-Chia “Fred” Wu, a physician-scientist who treats brain tumors in children, has joined Virginia Tech to bring his expertise in focused ultrasound cancer research to the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion.
Steven Mitchell Cohen was named director of robotic pancreas surgery at the Northwell Health Cancer Institute.
Gary B. Deutsch was named chief of NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine’s Division of Surgical Oncology. He was also named director of the hospital’s Robotic Surgical Oncology Program and professor in the school’s Department of Surgery.
Irini Yacoub, a radiation oncologist specializing in head-and-neck and central nervous system cancers, will join the New York Proton Center as a physician.
Richard Bleicher, a professor in the Department of Surgical Oncology and clinical director of the Breast Service Line, has been promoted to chief of the new Division of Breast Surgery at Fox Chase Cancer Center.
Michael Seidman has joined Fox Chase Cancer Center as a professor in the Department of Hematology/Oncology.
Alex Morozov was named the first chief medical officer of Pi Health, an oncology clinical trial and research technology company.
Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a gift of $5 million in seed funding to support the creation of the Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine, a newly-established medical school in New Orleans founded by Xavier University of Louisiana and Ochsner Health.
