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Dr. Jean L. Wright joins as the new Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Dr. Wright was previously Vice Chair for Patient Safety and Quality and Director of Breast Radiation Oncology at Johns Hopkins University. Dr, Wright specializes in breast...

UNC School of Medicine and the Department of Radiation Oncology are pleased to announce that the new RadOnc chair is Dr. Jean Wright, currently Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at Johns Hopkins University Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences. At JHU, Dr. Wright serves as Director of the...

We are excited to announce that we have matched with two outstanding physicians in the 2024 NRMP. Joining us in July of 2025: Elizaveta “Liza” Lavrova Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Jyotsna Natarajan Drexel University College of Medicine On July 1, 2024, we will welcome the matched...

The UNC Department of Radiation Oncology is delighted to announce that we’ll have two new radiation oncology residents joining us on July 1, 2023: Emily Hollis, MD who will join us from the UNC School of Medicine and David Nganga, MD, who will join us from the University of Kansas...

Assistant professor and radiation oncologist Dr. Shekinah Elmore is a member of the cancer leadership team for UNC Project Malawi, which recently was awarded a five-year training grant from the National Cancer Institute to train the next generation of cancer physicians and scientists in the Southeast African nation of Malawi. ...

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  Congratulations to radiation oncology resident Dr. Ryan Morse on his acceptance into the UNC Geriatric Oncology Training Program (UNC-GO), where he will receive specialized training focused on clinical/translational and/or health services research at the interface of Geriatrics and Oncology. In addition to mentored research projects, UNC-Go Fellows also complete...

In honor of World Cancer Day on February 4, 2021, find out more about different types of cancers, cancer prevention, early detection and treatment in this nice summary and watch this inspiring video. #WorldCancerDay #IAmAndIWill