Surgical Oncology

Elizabeth A. Mittendorf, MD, PhD, MHCM, FASCO, has been named president-elect of ASCO and will lead the 2026 to 2027 term.

A 56-year-old man presented to the ED with 3 months of atraumatic left thigh pain.

Sanjay S. Reddy, MD, FACS, has been appointed division chief of surgical oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center.

A 6-year-old girl presented with worsening hip pain and an energy inefficient gait pattern (Figure 1 and video).

Mediget Teshome, MD, FACS, MPH, has been appointed chief of breast surgery and director of breast health at UCLA Health.

Susan Tsai, MD, has been appointed chief of the division of surgical oncology at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center — Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.

As physicians, we have every opportunity to stay on the cutting edge of treatment and diagnosis in the area of oncology.

Kristin E. Rojas, MD, FACS, FACOG, is working to shed light on and address the multifaceted needs of female patients with cancer and survivors, including sexual dysfunction, with the Menopause Urogenital Sexual Health and Intimacy Clinic.

Fears of an oncology workforce shortage have been mounting for more than a decade as both the percentage of oncologists nearing retirement age and number of Americans with a history of cancer increase annually.

Maheswari Senthil, MD, FACS — chief of surgical oncology at University of California, Irvine — has been named John Wayne Cancer Foundation endowed chair in surgical oncology.