Division News

Sandip Patel, MD, first-year hematology-oncology fellow, attended the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology in San Diego, Calif., and he's posted a number of items, including about lymphoma and myeloma, to the Duke Hematology-Oncology Fellows blog.

Gary Lyman, M.D., MPH, FACP, FRCP, professor of medicine (Medical Oncology), has been elected to the board of directors of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the leading professional organization representing more than 30,000 oncologists and others who care for people with cancer. Dr. Lyman will begin his four-year appointment in June 2012.

Duke Magazine feature on Avastin: While a doctor's own experience is one guide to medical care, the evidence from clinical trials may be a better guide. But how much better? With quotes from Gary Lyman, Kim Blackwell, Robert Harrington and Eric Peterson of the Department of Medicine.

A new documentary film about the Duke Pathfinders study will have its premiere showing on Fri., Sept.

Mark Lanasa, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine (Medical Oncology), has won an NIH Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (K08) to investigate the the genetics and immunology of early stage Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Dr.

In Memories of the love of my life, ESPN.com senior writer Ed Hinton updates his chronicle of his wife's battle with breast cancer. Snow Hinton died in June. Among Hinton's remembrances of his wife's life and illness are mentions of two Duke oncologists and the special care they provided Snow. Victoria Seewaldt, MD, professor of medicine (Medical Oncology):

Vicky Seewaldt and Snow Hi

First-year hematology-oncology fellow Elizabeth Bigger, MD is among the Duke contingent attending the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago over the next few days. Dr.

Three Department of Medicine faculty members were among the 13 members of the School of Medicine and School of Nursing faculty named to endowed professorships by Duke University on April 26, 2011. Congratulations to the following:

Shiao-Wen David Hsu, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine (Medical Oncology), was named the William Dalton Family Assistant Professor in Medical Oncology.

Victoria Seewaldt, MD, professor of medicine (Medical Oncology), is co-PI on an ARRA grant looking for answers to the disparity in breast cancer death rates for black and white women. That effort, dubbed the REACH Project (Reaching, Educating, and Advocating to Change Health), is featured in this National Institute of Environmental H

Christopher Woods, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine (Infectious Diseases) has been elected to the Academic Council of Duke University.