Richard L. Schilsky, chief medical officer of ASCO, to retire in February

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Richard Schilsky

Richard L Schilsky, chief medical officer of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, plans to retire Feb.28, 2021.

Schilsky is ASCO’s first CMO. He also served as senior vice president and executive vice president over the past eight years.

“As is true in everything Rich does, his careful planning, foresight, and thoughtfulness means that ASCO will have his continued expertise and guidance over the next 9 months as we recruit the best possible candidate to serve as our second CMO,” ASCO CEO Clifford A. Hudis wrote in an ASCO Connection blog.

“In the past six months, Rich has led ASCO’s efforts to provide much-needed, high-quality clinical guidance to members desperate to provide excellent care to patients with cancer during COVID-19. Our rapid success here was only possible because of the foundation he helped put in place across ASCO.

“In recent years, Rich led the transformation of ASCO from an organization that not only responsibly disseminates the latest scientific discoveries (through our world-class meetings and highly regarded journals) into one that also actively contributes new knowledge to the field,” Hudis wrote.

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