Among those advocating on Capitol Hill were three Department of Medicine faculty, Drs. Alvin Powers (Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism), Patrick Hu (Hematology and Oncology) and Hyun Song (Cardiovascular Medicine).
Among the new VICC leaders are Department of Medicine Hematology and Oncology faculty members Drs. Douglas Johnson and Kristen Ciombor.
She will assume her new role in July 2026 from John McPherson, MD, who has served in the program director role since 2013.
A new prospective clinical trial with updated data on COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths among patients with cancer confirms the importance of vaccination and sheds light on which conditions put patients most at risk.
Susan G. Komen has awarded $10.8 million in new research grants that will help propel innovative science and deliver hope to those facing breast cancer. The grant recipients include Department of Medicine faculty Drs. Tuya Pal (Genetic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology) and Ben Ho Park (Hematology and Oncology).
According to a newly published study in the Annals of Internal Medicine by Andreana Holowatyj, PhD, MSCI (Hematology and Oncology), and colleagues, cases of appendiceal cancer tripled for Americans born between 1976 to 1984, and quadrupled for those born between 1981 and 1989.
Andreana Holowatyj, PhD, MSCI (Hematology and Oncology), has been named to the 40 Under 40 In Cancer Class of 2025 by the Association for Value-Based Cancer Care.
Three Department of Medicine faculty are among the 13 new members inducted into the AEE. They are: Lindsay Bischoff, MD (Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism), Barbara Gisella Carranza Leon, MD (Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism), Megan Dupuis, MD, PhD (Hematology and Oncology).
