Michael Postow was named chief of the Melanoma Service in the Division of Solid Tumor Oncology, and Valeria Silva Merea was named director of the Speech and Hearing Center at Memorial Hospital and the David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Postow assumed his new role May 24. As chief of the Melanoma Service, he will oversee the ongoing strategic goals of the Melanoma Service to expand the clinical and research programs and activities in melanoma.
Valeria Silva Merea, a surgeon who specializes in caring for people with early laryngeal cancer, and voice, airway, and swallowing disorders, assumed her role in January 2020. She will expand clinical services and MSK’s research program for patients with the full spectrum of speech, voice, airway, swallowing, and hearing disorders.
