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Stacey Rosen, MD, senior vice president of women’s health and executive director of the Katz Institute for Women’s Health at New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, has begun serving as president of the American Heart Association.  Dr. Rosen has been…

There are fewer than 500 board-certified adult congenital heart disease specialists in the U.S., according to a study published July 1 in the American Journal of Cardiology, while the number of adults with congenital heart disease is growing by about…

West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health has tapped Hilary Nierenberg, RN,  as senior vice president of its heart and vascular service line. Ms. Nierenberg most recently served as director of cardiovascular care transformation services at Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health, according…

Endoscopic Spine Institute of New York and Lenox Hill Hospital are partnering, according to a June 28 Instagram post from Sanjay Konakondla, MD, and Albert Telfeian, MD, PhD. The partnership between the New York City-based facilities makes Lenox Hill Hospital the only…

Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has launched a cancer screening initiative for U.S. veterans. The program utilizes a multicancer early detection tool that screens for up to 50 cancers through a single blood test.  Military personnel have a 20% higher risk…

Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center has appointed Nida Shekhani to serve as deputy COO.  Ms. Shekhani shared the news July 1 on LinkedIn. She will continue to serve as the cancer center’s chief strategy officer, a position she has held…

Atlanta-based Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University has tapped Neil Iyengar, MD, to serve as director of survivorship services.  Dr. Iyengar will also serve as co-director of the breast medical oncology program at Emory University and care for patients at…

Tuscaloosa-based University of Alabama’s Capstone College of Nursing has partnered with DCH Health System, also based in Tuscaloosa, to open a supportive care clinic at the system’s Lewis and Faye Manderson Cancer Center. The program, led by Kristi Acker, DNP,…

Uterine cancer incidence is projected to increase an average of 40.8% between 2018 and 2050, with a bulk of the increase expected to occur among Black women. Mortality rates may almost double, according to a study published July 1 in…

Reflecting on my career as a physician-scientist, I’m reminded of guiding reasons why this path has aligned my interests and strengths. In my practice, I balance caring for bladder and kidney cancer with discovery and translational research that integrates the…