Notables
Dr. Harold J. Burstein, a medical oncologist specializing in breast cancer at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, has been appointed editor-in-chief of The Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
Joan Vitello has been named chief operating officer for Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford. She was previously vice president and chief nursing officer of Hallmark Health System, to which the Lawrence hospital belongs.
Dr. James H. Thrall, radiologist-in-chief at Massachusetts General Hospital, has been named chair of the American College of Radiology Board of Chancellors. Dr. John A. Patti of North Shore Medical Center was elected vice chair of the same board.
Dr. Anthony L. Zietman of the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center has been elected president and chairman-elect of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.
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Dr. Joan Vitello, RN is the only "notable" mentioned whose credentials were not listed. How did that happen?
Peg,
The Globe's style is to use the title Dr. for MD or DMD but not for PhD.
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