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.

The journal Molecular Cancer Research has published - and highlighted - research by Andrew Armstrong, MD, assistant professor of medicine (Medical Oncology) and surgery, and others. Here's what the editors wrote about the article, Circulating Tumor Cells from Patients with Advanced Prostate and Breast Cancer Display Both Epithelial and Mesenchymal Markers:

Epithelial-mesench

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.

At the Spring Faculty Meeting May 4th at the Duke Gardens, the following Medicine faculty were honored with awards:

William Kane, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine (Hematology), received the 2011 Leonard Palumbo, Jr. MD Faculty Achievement Award, which recognizes a member of the School of Medicine faculty who displays dedication to compassionate patient care and excellence in the teaching and mentoring of young physicians.

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.