Ajay Gopal, MD, a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center medical oncologist, was appointed the Stephen H. Petersdorf Endowed Chair in Cancer Care at Seattle-based UW Medicine.
Dr. Gopal, who specializes in lymphoma and other blood cancers, has focused his work on building connections with his patients to develop personalized care plans, according to a Jan. 26 news release from the cancer center.
Dr. Gopal serves as medical director of Fred Hutch's hematology and hematologic malignancy program, director of clinical research for hematology malignancies and a professor in UW Medicine's division of medical oncology.