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1st appeared 17 September 1999 Tempero to Serve as Deputy Director of UCSF Cancer Center A national leader in the field of cancer research and care, Margaret A. Tempero, MD, has been successfully recruited as deputy director of the UCSF Cancer Center and chief of medical oncology in the UC San Francisco department of medicine.
"I am delighted that Margaret has agreed to join us at UCSF this January. She will provide strong leadership in clinical research and play a major role in developing the Cancer Center in the future," McCormick said. "This recruitment has been a top priority for the Cancer Center and the department of medicine, and we feel very fortunate to have a person of Margaret’s stature as a member of our team." Tempero, who received her medical degree from the University of Nebraska in 1977, currently serves as deputy director of the Eppley Cancer Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, where she has been Distinguished Cancer Research Professor since 1997 and Professor of Internal Medicine in the Eppley Institute for Cancer Research since 1994. She also acts as the chief of oncology and hematology at Omaha Veterans Affairs Medical Center and medical director of the University Treatment Center and Clinic. Tempero has a strong interest in gastrointestinal cancer research and is the principal investigator of a National Cancer Institute (NCI) Gastrointestinal Specialized Program Of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant which she plans to transfer to the UCSF SPORE clinical program. In addition to numerous book chapters and research abstracts, Tempero has contributed to more than seventy peer-reviewed and published research papers. Links: Source: Abby Sinnott, News Services |
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Frank
McCormick, director of the UCSF Cancer Center, and Lee Goldman, chair
of the UCSF department of medicine, recently announced her appointment,
which will be effective January 3.