Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey names gynecologic oncology chief
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James K. Aikins Jr., MD, FACOG, FACS, has been appointed chief of gynecologic oncology at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.
Aikins also will serve as program director for the gynecologic oncology fellowship program at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
“Dr. Aikins’ vast knowledge and experience make him a key asset to further enhance the clinical expertise of the gynecologic oncology program,” H. Richard Alexander Jr., MD, FACS, chief surgical officer and chief of the division of surgical oncology at Rutgers Cancer Institute and regional director of surgery for Monmouth Medical Center, said in a press release.
Aikins most recently served on the faculty of MD Anderson Cooper Cancer Center, where he was program director of the fellowship program in the division of gynecologic oncology and associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University.
Aikins’ research has focused on papillary serous carcinoma of the uterus, endometrial cancer and fertility preservation in gynecologic cancers.
He is founder of International Healthcare Volunteers, a nonprofit organization designed to provide sustainable programs and medical services to underserved women and their families in Ghana. The organization also provides continuing medical education for health professionals.
“He is a highly experienced gynecologic oncologist, and [a] committed teacher and researcher. ... He also is a strong advocate for addressing the needs of under-resourced and diverse communities in New Jersey and throughout the world,” Mark V. Sauer, MD, MS, professor and chair of the department of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences and senior associate dean for women’s health at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, said in the release. “Foremost, he is an empathic and genuinely caring physician who embodies the best qualities of professionalism.”
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