Mark Socinski Named Executive Medical Director at Florida Hospital Cancer Institute

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MARK SOCINSKI was named executive medical director of the Florida Hospital Cancer Institute. He will oversee the coordination of clinical cancer services for the Florida Hospital network. He will also be a member of the institute’s Thoracic Oncology Program.

Socinski comes from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, where he served as professor of medicine and cardiovascular surgery; director of the Lung Cancer Section for the Division of Hematology and Oncology; co-director of the Lung Cancer Center of Excellence; and co-director of the Lung Cancer Program. Prior to joining UPMC, Socinski served as professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina. His research focuses on clinical trials in thoracic cancers.

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