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John C. Ruckdeschel, M.D.
Dr. John C. Ruckdeschel serves as the Center Director and Chief Executive Officer of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. He is a Professor of Oncology and Medicine at the University of South Florida College of Medicine and Professor in the Department of Community and Family Health at the University of South Florida College of Public Health. Dr. Ruckdeschel received a B.Sc. degree in Biology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and his M.D. degree from Albany Medical College, Albany, New York. He received his training at Johns Hopkins University, Harvard University, and the NCI. Dr. Ruckdeschel is both a nationally and internationally recognized physician and leader in the field of medical oncology, particularly in the lung cancer. He co-chaired the Lung Cancer Project Review Group for the NCI, has served on the Lung Steering Committee of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group for more than 20 years, serves on the board of The National Coalition for Cancer Research, and is a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians. He co-edited the Textbook Of Thoracic Oncology and has published extensively in the area of lung cancer.
March 2002
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