Michael Teitell named director of the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

Dr. Michael Teitell, a renowned molecular immunologist and biochemist, has been named director of the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and president of the Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation.Teitell, who was chosen after a national search, has been a member of the faculty at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA since 1999. He is the Latta Endowed Professor of Pathology and holds joint appointments in the departments of pediatrics and bioengineering. He serves currently as chief of the division of pediatric and neonatal pathology, with board certification in anatomic, clinical and pediatric pathology.His appointment, effective Aug. 8, was announced by Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh. Teitell will succeed Dr. Kenneth Dorshkind, who has served as interim director since 2014.“Today’s cancer care environment is undergoing dramatic change, and Dr. Teitell is a superb researcher and administrator who is extraordinarily well-qualified to lead the Jonsson Cancer Center,” said Dr. John Mazziotta, vice chancellor for UCLA Health Sciences and CEO of UCLA Health. “Michae l has the vision and expertise to position our medical enterprise as a model nationally for excellence in cancer research, education and truly integrated patient care.”Dr. Kelsey Martin, dean of the medical school, said he will be “an essential partner in the academic and clinical activities of the school, with an exceptional understanding of the entire spectrum of our research a...
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