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MD, School of Medicine, UNC-Chapel Hill, Breast Cancer, Geriatric Oncology Program, Mary Jones Hudson Distinguished Professorship in Geriatric Oncology

MD
Mary Jones Hudson Distinguished Professor of Geriatric Oncology
Director, Geriatric Oncology Program
UNC-Chapel Hill
Breast Cancer
Geriatric Oncology Program

Area of Interest

My major area of interest is cancer care in older patients with a special focus on breast cancer. I also have a major interest in molecular aging and the role chemotherapy plays in this phenomenon.

Awards and Honors

  • Doctor of Science (Honorary), Lafayette College, Easton PA
  • Past Chair, Subspecialty Board on Medical Oncology, American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Past member: Board of Directors, American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Co-Chair, Cancer in the Elderly Working Group, Alliance Cooperative Group (previously Cancer and Leukemia Group B)
  • Recipient Susan G. Komen for the Cure – Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction in Clinical Research, 2021
  • Recipient BJ Kennedy Award in Geriatric Oncology- American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2008
  • Mary Jones Hudson Distinguished Professorship in Geriatric Oncology

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