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Fumiko Ladd Chino: Excited to be selected for the 2024 ASCO Leadership Development Program

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Jun 19, 2024, 01:22

Fumiko Ladd Chino: Excited to be selected for the 2024 ASCO Leadership Development Program

Jame Abraham shared a post by Fumiko Ladd Chino on X:

“Congratulations, Fumiko Ladd Chino, Shilpa Gupta, Ryan Nipp and all other outstanding docs selected to be part of ASCO Leadership Development Program!”

Quoting Fumiko Ladd Chino’s post:

“Excited to be selected for the 2024 ASCO Leadership Development Program. Overjoyed to join a group of motived oncologists for essential leadership skills training.

The 2025 application is open soon. Completed training 2015-2020? You are eligible!”

Source: Jame Abraham/X and Fumiko Ladd Chino/X

Jame Abraham, MD, FACP, is Chairman of the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Cleveland Clinic and a Professor of Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. He previously directed the Cleveland Clinic Breast Oncology Program.

Dr. Abraham is also a member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Breast Cancer Committee and holds leadership roles in NRG Oncology and the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP).

Fumiko Ladd Chino is an Assistant Professor in Radiation Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center, who specializes in gynecological and breast cancers. She was also a caregiver for her husband Andrew Mark Ladd, PhD who died from cancer in 2007.

She is a recipient of numerous awards, including ASCO Excellence in Equity Award (2022), Duke Radiation Oncology Award for Outstanding Clinical Research (2019), Duke University Hospital “Good Catch” Award (2018), Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO Merit Award (2018), Duke University School of Medicine Dean’s Recognition Award (2014) and Memorial Hermann Hospital, Texas Medical Center Volunteer of the Year Award (2009).