Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
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As Georgia's NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center, we're at the forefront of cancer research, innovation, and discovery. #WhereScienceBecomesHope Appt:(888) 946-7447
Atlanta, GA USA
Joined June 2010
At Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, we are #WhereScienceBecomesHope by making advances against cancer, improving treatments and bringing hope through our research discoveries, training and education programs and patient care.
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Internationally recognized breast cancer and bioethics researcher and radiation oncologist, Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil, will join @EmoryMedicine and Winship as chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology, effective Nov. 7, 2022. #RadOnc ➡️
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Internationally renowned thoracic oncologist and physician scientist, Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD, has been named Winship's executive director. He begins his new post July 1. Congratulations @RamalingamMD, we're thrilled to have you at the helm! . ➡️
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Community leaders were gathered today at Winship for @VP Biden's #CancerMoonshot Summit. Together we #CanServe!
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.@JeffBradleyMD has been appointed the new interim chairman of the Department of Radiation Oncology. Bradley, previously the executive vice chairman of the department, succeeds former Winship Executive Director Walter J. Curran, Jr., MD.
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We're now a @theNCI designated comprehensive cancer center, placing us in top 1% of all US cancer centers.
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We're thrilled to support @POTUS and @TheNCI in the #CancerMoonshot initiative, and proud of Winship neurosurgeon Dr. Edjah Nduom who shared his story and then introduced President Biden during today's briefing at the White House. Congratulations Dr. Nduom! 👏👏👏
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We join the @EmoryUniversity community and our @emorymedicine colleagues today in taking a stand for justice and to speak out against hatred and prejudice. #WhiteCoatsForBlackLives
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Congratulations to Winship thoracic oncologist Taofeek Owonikoko, MD, who has been elected to a Designated Medical Oncologist seat on @ASCO's Board of Directors for the term starting in June 2021. Congratulations @teekayowo! 👏👏👏
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We are deeply sorry for the pain these comments may have inflicted. In addition, Winship Cancer Institute and @EmoryHealthcare are firmly committed to providing unbiased and quality patient care and we condemn any language or actions that threaten or compromise that value.
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Winship physician scientist Viraj Master, MD (@virajmaster) has been appointed to the Fray F. Marshall Chair in Clinical Urologic Research in Emory's Department of Urology. Congratulations Dr. Master! @emory_urology
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Winship radiation oncologist Kristin Higgins, MD (@KHigginsMD) has been elected to the board of directors of NRG Oncology (@NRGonc.), a NCI-funded cooperative group. Congratulations Dr. Higgins! 👏👏👏
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Winship surgical oncologist Ken Cardona, MD, has been named Associate Chief Medical Officer for Winship at Emory University Hospital Midtown. In this role, he will help direct clinical operations related to oncologic services and assist the hospital CMO in performing core duties.
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Winship Cancer Institute receives a prestigious Lung Cancer SPORE grant from @theNCI that will allow our cancer researchers to develop new approaches for lung cancer patients and improve outcomes. #lungcancer #lcsm
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Winship investigator Taofeek Owonikoko, MD, PhD has assumed the role of co-leader of Winship's Discovery and Developmental Therapeutics Research Program. Owonikoko joins Program Leader Haian Fu, PhD, and succeeds Suresh Ramalingam, MD, in serving as this program's co-leader.
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In a significant development for #pancreaticcancer research, Gregory B. Lesinski, PhD, MPH, has been named the John Kauffman Family Professor at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. Congratulations @LesinskiLab!
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Viraj Master, MD, PhD has been named director of survivorship and integrative oncology at Winship. In this new role, he will collaboratively develop and implement a vision for innovative programs in translational research, quality, patient safety, and cancer care delivery.
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We're thrilled to announce Jeffrey Bradley, MD, FASTRO, will become the new executive vice chairman of the Department of Radiation Oncology. Welcome to Winship, @JeffBradleyMD!
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Winship head and neck surgeon Amy Y. Chen, MD has been elected to serve a four-year term as Director, Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery of the American Thyroid Association. Congratulations Dr. Chen! 👏👏👏
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The Reynolds family established the Patricia R. Reynolds Endowment for Sarcoma Research at Winship in 2008. Kenneth Cardona, MD, Winship's Sarcoma Disease Team lead, has been named the inaugural holder of the Reynolds Professorship. ➡️
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Winship medical oncologist Kevin Kalinsky, MD, MS, (@KalinskyKevin) has been named director for the Division of Medical Oncology in Emory's Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology.
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The American Association for Women in Radiology (@AAWR_org) awarded the 2023 AAWR Marie Sklodowska-Curie Award to Winship researcher Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil (@reshmajagsi), Lawrence W. Davis professor and chair of radiation oncology at the Emory University School of Medicine.
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Winship breast oncologist Jane Meisel, MD, has been appointed to represent American Society of Clinical Oncology (@ASCO) on the board of directors of the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers, starting Oct. 1, 2021. Congratulations @jane_meisel!
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Big news! The Robert W. Woodruff Foundation has pledged $400 million to @emoryuniversity. Part of the gift, the largest ever received by #Emory, will support the construction of a new Winship Cancer Institute Tower in Midtown, Atlanta. Visit to learn more.
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Congratulations to Winship oncologist and Glenn Family Breast Center clinician @jane_meisel who has been selected to lead the Women in Oncology Work Group of @ASCO! The group focuses on ASCO professional development initiatives and programming relevant to women. #womeninwinship
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Winship surgical oncologist Maria C. Russell, MD (@emorygradydoc) has been named chief quality officer for Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.
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Drs. Bassel El-Rayes and Gregory Lesinski are principal investigators of a new five-year, $1.7 million R01 grant from @theNCI for a project representing a highly translational collaboration between the clinic and lab that centers around a Winship #immunotherapy clinical trial.
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Winship medical oncologist Taofeek Owonikoko, MD, PhD is the recipient of the 2020 Michaele C. Christian Oncology Drug Development Award and Lectureship. Congratulations Dr. Owonikoko! @NCItreatment 👏👏👏
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Four Winship faculty members have been honored with an endowed chair or an endowed professorship in recognition and support of their outstanding research and clinical contributions. Congratulations to Drs. Boise, Cardona, Langston and Marcus! ➡️
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A warm Winship welcome to Drs. Yifu Ding, Benjamin D. Hopkins, H. Scott McGinnis and Jimmy S. Patel on their match to Emory's Department of Radiation Oncology today. Congratulations new @EmoryRadOncRes! #Match2021 #RadOnc
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Winship's R. Donald Harvey, PharmD (@DrDonaldHarvey) has been appointed as Medical Director of Winship's Clinical Trials Office. In this role, Dr. Harvey will ensure the quality and compliance of clinical research practices at all Winship locations. ➡️
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.@ASCO has named R. Donald Harvey, PharmD, as an ASCO Advocacy Champion. The honor recognizes his contributions to educating lawmakers on important policies and ensuring patients with cancer have access to high-quality, equitable care. ➡️
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In honor of Marie Curie's birthday today, we're celebrating our female #radonc physicians and residents for providing outstanding patient care, for continuing to improve therapies through research, and for training the next generation of #WomenWhoCurie. #womeninwinship
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Today we say farewell to our colleague Christopher R. Flowers, MD after over 16 years at Winship. Thank you Dr. Flowers for everything you have done for colleagues, residents, staff and most of all, patients!
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Winship Deputy Director Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD (@ramalingammd) welcomes colleagues to Atlanta for the American Association for Cancer Research (@AACR) annual meeting. #AACR19 ➡️
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Winship's Department of Radiation Oncology is proud to welcome its newest residents (clockwise), Joshua Anderson, MD, Katherine Sykes-Martin, MD, Christopher Williamson, MD, and Taylor Corriher, MD! #MatchDay2020 #EmoryMatchDay #radonc
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Ten Winship investigators will receive a total of $600,000 in funding for new cancer research projects through Winship Invest$, a peer-reviewed program designed to fund novel, innovative cancer research. ➡️
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A warm Winship welcome to Nicholas Eyrich, Talia Helman, Davis Kim and Nelson Kuete on their match to Emory's Department of Urology today. Congratulations! #AUAMatch
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In an executive profile for The Atlanta Business Chronicle (@AtlBizChron), Suresh Ramalingam, MD, (@RamalingamMD) discusses career and family, his new role as executive director, and priorities for advancing cancer research and care in Georgia. ➡️
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Winship hematologist Ajay Nooka, MD, MPH, has been named associate director for clinical research, providing strategic oversight for all Winship clinical research with a focus on supporting high-quality, safe and ethical research with equitable access.
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Winship researcher Haydn Kissick, PhD (@HaydnKissick) has been awarded a STAR program grant of $1.25M from @CancerResearch Institute to search for answers to the difficult question of how T cells can help protect the body against cancer. #immunotherapy
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Today the American Cancer Society reported the biggest-ever one-year drop of the U.S. cancer mortality rate driven largely by progress in the treatment of #lungcancer. Winship lung cancer expert Suresh Ramalingam, MD, comments on this and looks ahead to more progress.
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A warm Winship welcome to Drs. @NicholasBader, Matthew Case, and Soumya Unnikrishnan on their match to Emory's Department of Radiation Oncology today. Congratulations new @EmoryRadOncRes! #Match2022 #RadOnc @EmoryMedicine
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Winship has been awarded a P01 program project grant from @TheNCI, nearly $11 million over 5 years, to support research aimed at improving the effectiveness of #immunotherapy for #lungcancer in patients. #lcsm ➡️
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Winship radiation oncologist Zachary Buchwald, MD, PhD, has received a Clinician Scientist Development Grant from @AmericanCancer Society to study a novel, radiation-based approach to make #immunotherapy more effective against lung cancer and melanoma brain metastases.
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According to @ExpertscapeNews' algorithm, Winship thoracic oncologist Suresh Ramalingham, MD has been ranked number one among U.S. physicians who specialize in #lungcancer based on the number and type of peer-reviewed publications in their field. ➡️
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Winship has received a $1.5 million gift from longtime volunteer and philanthropist Brenda Nease to establish the David H. Lawson Professorship in Cancer Research in support of innovative work in the field of cancer immunology.
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Georgia Governor Nathan Deal honored Winship Cancer Institute with a special commendation recognizing its prestigious @theNCI Comprehensive Cancer Center designation. Winship leaders were on hand at the Capitol today to receive the award.
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Congratulations @RamalingamMD for being honored as a FASCO, Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, #ASCO19 for you commitment, dedication and service.
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Winship physician-scientist Aparna Kesarwala, MD, PhD, and radiation oncology department colleagues have received a @NIH Trailblazer R21 award for their research, "Early-Stage Clinical Trial of AI-Driven CBCT-Guided Adaptive Radiotherapy for Lung Cancer."
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We're proud to have received renewal of the prestigious #ComprehensiveCancerCenter designation from @theNCI, ensuring our continuing place in the top tier of U.S. cancer centers. Learn what it means for patients with cancer in GA:
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On National Women Physicians Day, Winship radiation oncologist Dr. Kristin Higgins (@KHigginsMD) encourages other women to open doors of opportunity for their female colleagues. #NWPD #womeninwinship
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.@ASCO named R. Donald Harvey, PharmD, Winship Phase I Unit director, as a 2023 Advocacy Champion for his meaningful contributions to ensure that every patient with cancer has access to high-quality, equitable cancer care. #ASCOAdvocacySummit 👏👏👏
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The Paula and Rodger Riney Foundation announced a gift of $7.8 million to Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University to fund the Riney Family Multiple Myeloma Research Program Fund. #mmsm
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Winship radiation oncology medical resident Lisa Sudmeier, MD, PhD, has been awarded the Radiological Society of North America's (@RSNA) Research and Education Foundation Grant. Congrats Dr. Sudmeier! ➡️
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Winship cancer researchers along with collaborators from five other institutions have received a six-year $4.5 million UG1 grant from @theNCI that will help fund translational research in thoracic malignancies. ➡️
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Today was a big day for Winship! We’re grateful to have hosted our peers for @theNCI site visit at @EmoryUniversity’s beautiful Convocation Hall. Many months and loads of work have led up to this. Thank you to everyone involved on our team! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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This year’s @Winship5K Grand Marshal @NickiCollen, head coach of @AtlantaDream, stopped by our Clifton campus infusion center to say hello to patients and meet some of our outstanding nurses!
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Six investigators will receive $300,000 in funding for new cancer research projects through Winship Invest$, a peer-reviewed program designed to fund novel, innovative cancer research at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. ➡️
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.@AdamMarcusPhD has been named deputy director of Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University where he will lead the integration of research, clinical, and educational components. He will assume the new post on August 1. ➡️
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All of us at Winship mourn the loss of colleague, mentor, leader and friend, Dr. H. Jean Khoury.
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Winship researcher Mala Shanmugam, PhD, has received a three-year, $750,000 Translational Research Program grant from @LLSusa to advance an innovative approach to treating #multiplemyeloma with beta blockers. Congratulations @shanmugamlab! #mmsm ➡️
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Congratulations to Winship Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sagar Lonial (@SagarLonialMD) for being named as one of this year's Class of @OncLive Giants of Cancer Care! #GiantsCC20 👏👏👏.
OncLive® Names the 2020 Class of Giants of Cancer Care® #GiantsCC20 @LVVPrint @CliffordHudis @hoperugo @TonyMok9 @SagarLonialMD @UCSFCancer @MDAndersonNews @DanaFarber @sloan_kettering @WinshipAtEmory @EinsteinMed @MGHCancerCenter @TheUSONetwork @ASCO
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Our docs, nurses & staff don their capes to fight #cancer and we salute all the little superheroes at @childrensatl! #CapeDayATL
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On #NationalWomenPhysiciansDay, we celebrate and recognize the leadership and important contributions in medicine and patient care by all of our women physicians at Winship. 🩺 #NWPD
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Congratulations to Winship investigator Dr. Max Cooper for this prestigious award! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼.
Emory immunologist Max Cooper wins Lasker Award (@LaskerFDN), America’s most prestigious biomedical research award
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Caroline Jansen (@careyjans), @EmoryMedicine MD/PhD student in @HaydnKissick Lab, will receive an @AACR Scholar in Training Award at #AACR19 for her abstract, “CD8 T-cell infiltration into renal tumors requires a supportive antigen presenting niche.” Congrats!
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New Winship Department of Radiation Oncology Executive Vice Chairman, Jeff Bradley, MD, FASTRO (@JeffBradleyMD) talks about why he chose to come to Winship Cancer Institute and what he brings to his new role. ➡️
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Winship investigators led by Nisha Joseph, MD and Ajay Nooka, MD have shown outstanding long-term survival results for #multiplemyeloma patients from a 3-drug induction regimen in a study published today in @ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology. #JCO ➡️
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This Sunday is National Women Physicians Day! Look for video clips from some of our women doctors talking about what inspired them to choose careers in medicine, and celebrating the accomplishments of all their female colleagues. #NWPD
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A warm Winship welcome to Drs. Moamen Abdelaal (@mobakrmd), Karthik Meiyappan (@Dr_Karti_B) and Bryan Webb on their recent match to Emory's Department of Radiation Oncology physician residency program. Congratulations new @EmoryRadOncRes! #Match2023 #RadOnc @EmoryMedicine
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Winship radiation oncologist Mylin A. Torres, MD has been named an Advocacy Champion at the #ASCOAdvocacySummit for her meaningful work to ensure that every patient with cancer has access to high-quality, equitable care. Congrats @MylinTorres! @ASCO ➡️
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After over a decade in the role, Dr. Walter J. Curran, Jr. has stepped down as executive director of Winship Cancer Institute. Wally, we're grateful for your leadership. Because of your vision, Winship is poised to reach many new milestones. Thank you!
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Gregory Lesinski, PhD, MPH, has been named Winship's associate director for basic research, where he will provide oversight and direction for the development and growth of basic scientific activities across all of Winship's research programs. @LesinskiLab
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3 years ago, Winship patient and ultramarathoner Kenny Capps was diagnosed w/ #multiplemyeloma. On April 1st, we and his doc @SagarLonialMD will be cheering him on as he runs 1,175 miles over 54 days to raise awareness about the disease & fundraise for @throwingbones18. Go Kenny!
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The big moment! The official ribbon-cutting signifying the opening of the Emory Proton Therapy Center. Thank you to so many for making this happen! #protontherapy
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We’re excited for the @Braves as they take on the @Astros in the #WorldSeries. Teamwork drives their success, just like teamwork helps us discover new treatments for patients with cancer. Good luck and go #Braves! #ForTheA #BattleATL
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Winship neurosurgical oncologist Edjah Nduom, MD, is the recipient of @theABTA Discovery Award in support of high risk, innovative approaches that hold potential to change current diagnostic or treatment standards of care for patients with brain tumors. ➡️
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In light of the current situation with the #coronavirus, we would like to salute and thank all of our clinical teams and staff who are selflessly stepping up to care for our patients and keep them safe. It’s times like these when people show their true character! 🙏 #COVID19
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Adam Marcus, PhD (@AdamMarcusPhD) has been appointed Winship's interim executive director. Marcus will assume the role from Walter J. Curran, Jr., MD (@wallyjc) while Emory University conducts a national search for Winship’s next executive director. ➡️
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.@EmorySurgery's Juan Sarmiento, MD, a member of Winship’s highly-skilled team of GI surgical, medical and radiation oncologists, performed his 1,000th Whipple procedure, a complex surgery appropriate for some pancreatic cancer patients. ➡️
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Winship Chief Medical Officer Sagar Lonial, MD (@SagarLonialMD) was honored yesterday with the Anne and Bernard Gray Family Chair in Cancer. The endowment honors the life of Mrs. Gray's sister, Karen Ammons Howell, who died of breast cancer. ➡️
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Sheryl Bluestein, vice president of operations for Winship and Emory University Hospital Midtown, looks back at how it all started and brings us to today on the new #winshipatemorymidtown.
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Winship investigators led by Jamie Hamilton and Curtis Henry, PhD showed IL-37 boosts the function of aged endogenous and CAR T-cells, leading to enhanced suppression of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Their findings were published in Aging Cell. ➡️
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Four Winship trainees in hematology and medical oncology, radiation oncology, and surgery are recipients of this year's Nell W. and William Simpson Elkin Fellowship and Chester Rochfort Scholarship. ➡️
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Congratulations to @RamalingamMD for his election to the @IASLC's Board of Directors for 2017-2021!
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Congrats to Ticiana Leal, MD, who has been named the new leader of the Lung Cancer Disease Team at Winship, effective immediately. Dr. Leal will lead the multidisciplinary disease team in advancing clinical, translational and catchment-area priorities for lung cancer.
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Congratulations to the team at Winship's Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant Center for completing their 7,000th stem cell/bone marrow transplant at the end of October! This life-saving procedure brings hope to leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma patients every day. #bmt
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Winship radiation oncologist Jolinta Lin, MD, has been selected for the American Society for Radiation Oncology (@ASTRO_org) Leadership Pipeline Program, a two-year career development program designed to develop the next generation of ASTRO leaders. Congratulations Dr. Lin!
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Winship radiation oncologist Zachary Buchwald, MD, PhD, has received the 2021 ASTRO-MRA Young Investigator Award in Radiation Oncology from Melanoma Research Alliance (@MelanomaReAlli). Congratulations @zach_buchwald! ➡️
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Thoracic oncologist Fadlo Khuri, MD, of @AUB_Lebanon, opens the afternoon sessions with the lecture of the day, "Global Perspectives on Oncology.” #DDHO2023
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Emory investigators will receive a total of $955,000 in funding for new research projects from the Morningside Center for Innovative and Affordable Medicine. The six awards include five team projects led by researchers from Winship. ➡️
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In honor of Marie Curie's birthday today, we're celebrating our female #radonc physicians and residents for providing outstanding patient care, for continuing to improve therapies through research, and for training the next generation of #WomenWhoCurie. #womeninwinship
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Congratulations to Suresh Ramalingam, MD, executive director of Winship Cancer Institute, who has been named one of Atlanta's 500 Most Powerful Leaders in 2022 by @atlantamagazine! #Atlanta500
Our 2022 edition of the Atlanta 500 is now online. Check out this year's class of leaders in business, nonprofits, arts and entertainment, real estate, education, restaurants, government, and more:
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Winship radiation oncologist Mylin Torres, MD, is the recipient of @ASCO @ConquerCancerFd's Research Professorship for Diversity and Inclusion in Breast Cancer supported by @BCRFcure. Congratulations @MylinTorres! #ASCO22 👏👏👏.➡️
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Winship investigator Renee Read, PhD, is the recipient of a $500,000 Ben & Catherine @IvyFoundation Emerging Leader Grant Award to support #glioblastoma clinical research. #GBM ➡️
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