Congratulations to Drs Joseph Church, Hamza Yazdani, and Marcus Malek who have been awarded grants from the Competitive Medical Research Fund.
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Congratulations to Alessandro Paniccia, MD. who received an Honorable Mention through UPMC's Above & Beyond Staff Recognition Program. The Above & Beyond Staff recogintion progam was created to recognize staff members who go the extra mile.
Department faculty and staff joined the UPMC Pancreatic Cancer Center Team to participate in Purple Stride 2023 on April 29, 2023 at the SouthSide Works in Pittsburgh. The Purple Stride walk/run is the primary fundraising event of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.
The Pittsburgh Business Times' article “UPMC Hillman surgical oncology chief shares what’s next in cancer surgery” includes an interview with Amer Zureikat, MD about what surgical oncology looks like today for patients and what’s ahead for the team at UPMC Hillman.
Congratulations to Norman Wolmark, MD, who has been awarded the 2022 Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction in Clinical Research from Susan G. Komen. The Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction is Susan G. Komen’s marquee scientific award. It honors leading scientists who have made the most significant advances in breast cancer research and medicine.
UPMC Surgical Oncologist, Alessandro Paniccia, MD, participated in a Pancreatic Awareness Program in collaboration with Pan CAN and Cancer Bridges on November 14, 2022. The topic of his Lecture, was, "Who is a Candidate for Pancreatic Surgery? : How Anatomy and Modern Biomarkers inform our Decision"
