Fox Chase Cancer Center News

PHILADELPHIA (August 14, 2018) — Warren Kruger, PhD, a professor of cancer biology at Fox Chase Cancer Center, recently published a study in the journal Cancer Research describing a promising new combination therapy approach to killing tumor cells while sparing healthy cells. 

PHILADELPHIA (August 9, 2018) – Phillip Abbosh, MD, PhD, an assistant professor at Fox Chase Cancer Center and a graduate of Fox Chase’s Society of Urologic Oncology Fellowship Program, is the recipient of the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network’s 2018 BCAN Young Investigator Award.

PHILADELPHIA (August 7, 2018) – Anthony J. Olszanski, MD, RPh, vice chair of the Department of Hematology/Oncology and director of the Early Drug Development Phase 1 Program at Fox Chase Cancer Center, has been named an associate editor of JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

PHILADELPHIA (August 6, 2018) – Fox Chase Cancer Center is pleased to announce the hiring of Shreyas S. Joshi, MD, an attending surgeon who recently completed a  
two-year urologic oncology fellowship at the institution.

PHILADELPHIA (August 2, 2018) – Fox Chase Cancer Center has successfully renewed its accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC).

PHILADELPHIA (July 23, 2018) – Fox Chase Cancer Center is pleased to announce the hiring of Kristen Whitaker, MD, as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Genetics. She will treat breast cancer patients and serve as a member of the clinical genetics team with a focus on breast cancer genetics and prevention.

PHILADELPHIA (July 18, 2018) – Robert Price, PhD, DABR, chief clinical physicist within the Department of Radiation Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center, will be honored as a fellow of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) at the organization’s 60th annual meeting on October 23, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas.

PHILADELPHIA (July 17, 2018) – Stephanie E. Weiss, MD, chief of the Division of Neurologic Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center, will be honored as a fellow of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) at the organization’s 60th annual meeting on October 23 in San Antonio, Texas.