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2017


  • First Congress of Interventional Pulmonology & EBUS and the XI South American Bronchology Congresses

    First Congress of Interventional Pulmonology & EBUS and the XI South American Bronchology Congresses

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    Meeting News

    Posted: February 2017 By Luis E. Raez, MD, FACP, FCCP The First Congress of Interventional Pulmonology & Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS) and the XI South American Bronchology Congresses were both a […]


  • Lung Cancer in Never-Smokers: An Epidemiologic Perspective

    Lung Cancer in Never-Smokers: An Epidemiologic Perspective

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    Daniel S.W. Tan, MD, PhD, et al.
    Global Initiatives

    Posted: February 2017 By Chee-Keong Toh, MD, and Daniel SW Tan, MD The recent decade has seen much interest in lung cancer in never-smokers (LCNS), in most part attributed to […]


  • Sumitra Thongprasert, MD

    Sumitra Thongprasert, MD

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    Names & News

    Posted: February 2017 Sumitra Thongprasert received the 2016 IASLC Merit Award, which is given to lung cancer specialists who have made extraordinary contributions to the IASLC’s development. Dr. Thongprasert is Professor […]


  • Gerard A. Silvestri, MD, MS, FCCP

    Gerard A. Silvestri, MD, MS, FCCP

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    Names & News

    Posted: February 2017 Gerard A. Silvestri is the 79th President of the American College of Chest Physicians, effective November 2017. Dr. Silvestri is Hillenbrand Professor of Thoracic Oncology and Vice-Chair of […]


  • John C. Ruckdeschel, MD

    John C. Ruckdeschel, MD

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    Names & News

    Posted: February 2017 John C. Ruckdeschel has been appointed Director, University of Mississippi Medical Center Cancer Institute, Jackson, MS. Previous to this appointment, Dr. Ruckdeschel was Medical Director, Oncology Program and […]


  • Ugo Pastorino, MD

    Ugo Pastorino, MD

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    Names & News

    Posted: February 2017 Ugo Pastorino received the Joseph W. Cullen/Early Detection Award, which is given to to a lung cancer specialist in recognition of his or her scientific achievements in research […]


  • Keunchil Park, MD, PhD

    Keunchil Park, MD, PhD

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    Names & News

    Posted: February 2017 Keunchil Park received the 2016 IASLC Merit Award, which is given to lung cancer specialists who have made extraordinary contributions to the IASLC’s development. Dr. Park is Professor, […]


  • Dr. Benjamin Levy, MD

    Dr. Benjamin Levy, MD

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    Names & News

    Posted: February 2017 Dr. Benjamin Levy has been appointed Clinical Director, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital and Medical Director of the Thoracic Oncology Program in Washington, […]


  • Keith Kerr, BSc, MB ChB, FRCPath, FRCPE

    Keith Kerr, BSc, MB ChB, FRCPath, FRCPE

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    Names & News

    Posted: February 2017 Keith Kerr received the 2016 IASLC Mary J. Matthews Pathology/ Translational Research Award, which is given to a scientist for lifetime scientific achievements in pathology/translational research of thoracic […]


  • Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD

    Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD

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    Names & News

    Posted: February 2017 Roy S. Herbst received the 2016 IASLC Paul A. Bunn, Jr. Scientific Award, which is given to an oncologist who has made outstanding scientific contributions to thoracic cancer […]