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Dhanpat Jain, MD, Professor of Pathology and of Medicine (Digestive Diseases), has been named to the Cancer Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP), the leading organization of board-certified pathologists that fosters and advocates excellence in the practice of pathology and laboratory medicine worldwide.
- July 06, 2022
The Department of Surgery is pleased to announce the appointment of Kiran Turaga, MD, MPH to the position of Division Chief of Surgical Oncology, effective Oct. 1, 2022. He succeeds Dr. Ronald Salem, who is stepping down from the leadership position, having led surgical oncology at Yale for the past 30 years.
- July 01, 2022Source: Healio
Various sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors, including race/ethnicity and insurance status, correlated with receipt of immunotherapy among patients with melanoma and kidney and lung cancers. The findings, published in JAMA Network Open, showed FDA approval led to an increase in immunotherapy use overall; however, key differences remained across patient cohorts.
- June 30, 2022
Q&A with Hari Deshpande, MD, a medical oncologist who cares for patients with sarcoma, in recognition of Sarcoma Awareness Month.
- June 30, 2022
On June 29, 2022, the Smilow Cancer Hospital Survivorship Clinic concluded their Smilow Shares series with a discussion on ways to shop savvy and eat healthy as a cancer survivor.
- June 29, 2022Source: YaleNews
Yale researchers have found a new use for blockchain. They’ve adapted the technology to give individuals control of their own genomes.
- June 29, 2022Source: NBC Connecticut
Christopher Brewster is six months into remission from lymphoma. It’s the longest remission he’s had so far. He also likes that 100% of the money raised from Closer to Free goes to support programs like clinical trials that potentially save lives.
- June 29, 2022
Eric Winer, MD, began his tenure at Yale in February 2022 with a vision to expand the cancer program and national prominence of Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital. He is already recruiting more physicians and researchers and focusing on healthcare inequities in Connecticut.
- June 28, 2022
Through the expertise of Isaac Kim, MD, PhD, MBA, Professor and Chair of Urology, new robotic technology at Smilow Cancer Hospital reduces the number of incisions for prostatectomies from six to two. As a result, men with prostate cancer are benefiting from a reduction in complications, pain, and hospital stays.
- June 28, 2022
Meet Dr. Sarah Schellhorn Mougalian