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Verma, Aguirre-Ghiso, Konopleva, Hosgood, Guo, Shastri named to Montefiore CCC leadership team

Amit K. Verma, Julio A. Aguirre-Ghiso, Marina Konopleva, H. Dean Hosgood, Wenjun Guo, and Aditi Shastri have been appointed to leadership positions at Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center.

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AACI opens nominations for Cellular Therapy Initiative and Physician Clinical Leadership Initiative steering committees

AACI is accepting nominations for the Cellular Therapy Initiative and Physician Clinical Leadership Initiative steering committees. This election cycle, AACI will select two CTI Steering Committee members and three new PCLI Steering Committee members, with selected members beginning a three-year term in January 2027.

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Vol.52 No.38

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Cedars-Sinai names Robert Figlin associate dean; Andrew Hendifar interim director

Robert Figlin was named associate dean of Cedars-Sinai Cancer Care, and Andrew Hendifar was named interim director of Cedars-Sinai Cancer Care.

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Laurie Sicaeros named president of City of Hope Arizona; Melissa Childress named president of City of Hope Atlanta

Laurie Sicaeros was named president of City of Hope Cancer Center Arizona, and Melissa Childress was named president of City of Hope Cancer Center Atlanta.

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Timothy Eberlein named president of American College of Surgeons

Timothy J. Eberlein, founding director of Siteman Cancer Center, based at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine, has been installed as the 107th president of the American College of Surgeons.

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Vol.52 No.37

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Stefan Grant named associate center director of Karmanos Cancer Network

Stefan C. Grant was named associate center director and medical director of the Karmanos Cancer Network, vice chair of clinical operations, co-leader of the Thoracic Oncology Multidisciplinary Team, and member of the phase I Clinical Trials Multidisciplinary Team at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute.

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