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Cancer center names director
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Scott M. Lippman
Scott M. Lippman, MD, has been named director of Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego.
Lippman previously served as chair of thoracic/head and neck medical oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
“As the new director, Lippman will implement strong initiatives for ramping up the research-driven cancer therapy and prevention programs and clinical trials of the Moores Cancer Center,” David A. Brenner, MD, vice chancellor for health sciences and dean of the School of Medicine at UC San Diego, said in a press release. “His ultimate goal, and ours, is to facilitate the translation of novel discoveries from our world-class laboratories into personalized therapies. I am confident that under Dr. Lippman’s leadership, research at Moores Cancer Center will benefit our patients and change standards of care for decades to come.”
Lippman graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He did his internship and residency training at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, and he had hematology/medical oncology training at Stanford University and the University of Arizona. He is triple board-certified in internal medicine, hematology and medical oncology.