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National Academy of Medicine elects 79 new members
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The National Academy of Medicine elected 70 regular members and nine international members during its annual meeting in October.
Election to the academy recognizes individuals who demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.
“These newly elected members are outstanding professionals who care deeply about advancing health and health care in the U.S. and globally,” academy president Victor J. Dzau, said in a press release. “Their expertise will help our organization address pressing health challenges and improve health, science and medicine for the benefit of us all.”
Several newly elected members have connections to the fields of oncology or hematology. They are: Peter Brian Bach, MD, MAPP, director of the Center for Health Policy and Outcomes at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Malcolm K. Brenner, MA, MB, BChir, PhD, FRCP, FRCPath, distinguished service professor and founding director of Center for Cell and Gene Therapy at Baylor College of Medicine; Deborah Watkins Bruner, RN, PhD, FAAN, associate director of cancer outcomes research at Winship Cancer Institute, professor of radiation oncology at Emory University, and director of symptoms and outcomes research at Fox Chase Cancer Center; Maura Lianne Gillison, MD, PhD, professor of medicine and Jeg Coughlin chair of cancer research at The Ohio State University; Maria Jasin, PhD, member of the developmental biology program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Donald P. McDonnell, PhD, professor of molecular cancer biology, chair of the department of pharmacology and cancer biology, and co-director of the women’s cancer program at Duke Cancer Institute; and Kenneth Offit, MD, MPH, member and vice chair of academic affairs at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.