Roswell Park department chair receives award from Weill Cornell

Wesley Hicks Jr., MD, FACS, chair of the department of head and neck/plastic and reconstructive surgery at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, received a Distinguished Alumnus Award from Weill Cornell Medical Center.
The award recognizes Hicks’ contributions to patient care, as well as his leadership, dedication to education and impactful research.
Hicks’ research focuses on tissue engineering, wound healing and the mechanisms involved in wound repair.
He has been on Roswell Park’s staff since 1991 and has served as department chair since 2011.