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West Virginia University School of Medicine
Casey to Lead WVU Department of Obstetrics , Gynecology , and Reproductive Sciences
The West Virginia University ( WVU ) School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics , Gynecology , and Reproductive Sciences named Brian Casey , MD , the new department chair , effective March 29 .
Casey joins WVU from the University of Alabama at Birmingham , where he ’ s held numerous leadership roles , including the vice chair of obstetrics , division director of maternal-fetal medicine ( MFM ), assistant program director of the MFM Fellowship , alternate principal investigator for the Eunice Kennedy-Shriver NICHD Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units ( MFMU ) Network , and interim director of the Obstetric Medical Complications Clinic .
Before his time in Alabama , Casey served as MFM division director , MFM fellowship director at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center , principal investigator for the Dallas MFMU Network site , and chief of obstetrics for Parkland Health and Hospital System in Texas .
“ Dr . Casey brings not only a wide range of clinical care experience but a targeted approach to continuing to build on our already successful research and training programs ,” said Clay Marsh , MD , chancellor and executive dean for health sciences at WVU . “ We ’ re honored to welcome him to our Mountaineer family .”
Casey completed his fellowship in MFM at UT Southwestern / Parkland Health and Hospital System in Dallas , Texas , and his residency at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston , New Jersey . He received his MD from Temple University School of Medicine .
WVU Cancer Institute Making Investments in Cancer Care Research with $ 50 Million Commitment from State
The WVU Cancer Institute continues to work toward National Cancer Institute ( NCI ) designation as it begins making investments in cancer care and research utilizing the $ 50 million commitment from the state of West Virginia ( WV ) announced last summer .
Two new school of medicine departments — the Department of Hematology and Oncology and the Department of Cancer Prevention and Control — will have a unique mission and focus that leaders say will set WVU apart from peer institutions . The departments will focus on cancer etiology and risk factors ; treatment ; community engagement and outreach ; rural health ; and cancer health communications , outcomes , and survivorship .
Ashkan Emadi , MD , PhD , board-certified medical oncologist and hematologist , has been named the inaugural chair of the Department of Hematology and Oncology . He will also hold the titles of physician-in-chief for Medical Oncology and Alexander B .
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