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Dr. Jhanelle Gray takes the reins as chair of the SWOG Lung Cancer Committee. Keep reading for more about this and other moves in thoracic oncology.

Ticiana Leal, MD, has moved to Emory University School of Medicine as associate professor and director of the Thoracic Medical Oncology Program in the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology. Dr. Leal’s clinical research focuses on clinical trials of chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy agents to treat cancers of the lung. Dr. Leal has authored or coauthored…

Prof. Fabrice Barlesi has been appointed as chief executive officer of Gustave Roussy for a term of 5 years. Prof. Barlesi has been medical director and clinical research director there since January of 2020. Prior to that Prof. Barlesi was professor of medicine at the University of Aix-Marseille and was the head of the Multidisciplinary…

David R. Gandara, MD, has been appointed chief medical officer (CMO) of the International Society for liquid biopsy (ISLB), an international nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the field of liquid biopsy in cancer diagnosis and management. In addition to being a previous IASLC President (2009-2011), Treasurer (2017), and World Conference President (2009), Dr. Gandara is…

Narjust Duma, MD, has been named associate director of the Cancer Care Equity Program and assistant professor of medicine at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Medical School. She will develop strategies to diminish health care disparities and enhance cancer care delivery while continuing her practice as a thoracic oncologist as well as her research, both of which…

Peter Bach, MD, is the new chief medical officer at Delfi Diagnostics, a developer of blood tests for early detection of multiple types of cancer. Dr. Bach leaves Memorial Sloan Kettering after 23 years, where he served as director of the Center for Health Policy and Outcomes. “Lung cancer screening is the ideal place to…