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Thomas J. Lynch Jr was appointed executive vice president and chief scientific officer of Bristol- Myers Squibb. Previous to this appointment, Dr. Lynch served as chairman and chief executive officer of […]

Mary Hesdorffer will retire as Executive Director of the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (Meso Foundation) in July 2017. Prior to being Executive Director, Ms. Hesdorffer held several roles with the Mesothelioma […]

Shirish M. Gadgeel has been appointed Professor, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan as of May 1, where he will be Leader of the Thoracic Oncology Research […]

Vinicius Ernani has been appointed Assistant Professor at the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center of the University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE. Previous to this appointment, Dr. Ernani completed a hematology/oncology […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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, […]