Elbert Y. Kuo, a thoracic surgeon who specializes in minimally invasive techniques, has joined Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center as head of the Division of Surgery and surgeon-in-chief.
M. Saiful Huq, director of medical physics in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, received the U.S. Presidential Gold Medal and Lifetime Achievement Award.
University of Illinois Cancer Center investigators won a $709,000 grant award from the U.S. Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program.
The American College of Radiology is launching a new Artificial Intelligence Economics Committee to help consolidate available resources and develop financial strategies to address development and deployment of radiologic AI tools.
The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship is rebranding to Cancer Nation, with plans to change its name and look across their website, social media accounts, and materials in the months ahead. Programming will remain unchanged.
Officials from VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center awarded the center’s first $50,000 harvest grant to the Free Clinic of Powhatan, extending a commitment to the clinic’s “Eat Well, Be Well,” pilot nutrition program.
Mary BeckerleBrad CairnsMary Beckerle will step down as CEO of Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, effective Sept. 1. Beckerle has held the role of CEO since 2006.
Kim F. Rhoads was named associate director of community outreach and engagement at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center.
John P. Leonard, an expert in lymphoma and other blood cancers, was named director of the Center for Blood Cancers and chief of the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology in NYU Grossman School of Medicine’s Department of Medicine. The Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology is a major clinical arm of the Perlmutter Cancer Center.
Michael Byrne, a malignant hematologist at Tennessee Oncology, was named medical director for cellular therapy at OneOncology.
