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Breast surgeon specializes in oncoplastic surgery, collaboration of axillary lymph node dissection with immediate lymphatic reconstruction and high-risk lesions   The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute welcomes Paige Aiello, M.D. , breast surgeon and member of the Breast Cancer Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) at Karmanos. Not only does Dr. Aiello specialize in the surgical removal of breast cancer, but she also adds to the multidisciplinary team with a specialization in axillary lymph node surgery....

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute welcomed one new leader and appointed two seasoned leaders in 2025: Azeddine Atfi, Ph.D., Elizabeth Cunningham, MS, CCRP, and Benjamin Herring, MA. Deputy Center Director of Research Azeddine Atfi, Ph.D., has joined Karmanos as the new deputy center director of Research and a tenured professor of research at Wayne State University. With over 25 years in research education, Dr. Atfi’s research interests are uncovering the molecular mechanisms that drive pancreati...

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and Wayne State University present the annual Head and Neck Cancer Symposium on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Detroit Marriott Troy (200 W. Big Beaver Road, Troy, Michigan). This year’s symposium features two guest speakers. Robert Haddad, M.D. , professor of Medicine, chief of the Division of Head and Neck Oncology, McGraw Chair in Head and Neck Oncology at Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School in Boston, will deli...

Welcome to the Clinical Trials Connect — your quarterly update on actively enrolling clinical trials at the  Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute . This newsletter highlights select studies across a range of cancer types, offering your patients access to innovative treatments and research-driven care. We also encourage you to explore the full list of available trials using the  Karmanos Clinical Trials App , a convenient tool to search by cancer type, eligibility, therapy and m...

Welcome to the Clinical Trials Connect — your quarterly update on actively enrolling clinical trials at the  Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute . This newsletter highlights select studies across a range of cancer types, offering your patients access to innovative treatments and research-driven care. We also encourage you to explore the full list of available trials using the  Karmanos Clinical Trials App , a convenient tool to search by cancer type, eligibility, therapy and m...

Hour Detroit’s 2025 Top Docs List  is out; over 80 physicians from the  Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute  are listed. This year’s magazine also features a Karmanos physician on the cover. Each year, Hour Detroit Magazine puts out an online peer-to-peer review survey conducted by Professional Research Services (PRS) to determine the top physicians in southeastern Michigan. Participating physicians in Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne Counties nominate the best doctors ...

On Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and Wayne State University will host the Annual Gastrointestinal Oncology Symposium , which will bring together some of the nation’s most respected leaders in gastrointestinal and neuroendocrine oncology for a day of leading-edge science, practical insights and collaborative discussion. “We provide this conference each year, and we collectively try to gather updates happening in gastrointestinal oncology from around the world,” explained...

The  Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute  is pleased to welcome four doctoral-level biomedical data scientists who have joined as members of the Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core in 2024 and 2025. Yang Shi, Ph.D. , joined Karmanos as co-scientific director of the Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core in July 2024 and as an assistant professor in the Department of Oncology at Wayne State University (WSU) School of Medicine. Dr. Shi received his Ph.D. in biostatistics from the University o...

Researchers at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and Wayne State University (WSU) have developed a chemical imaging probe that resists the breakdown of certain compounds in the body, giving doctors a more dependable way to track and potentially treat prostate cancer. Sheryl Roberts, Ph.D., member of the Karmanos Molecular Therapeutics Program and assistant professor at WSU School of Medicine ,  is the study’s principal investigator. The National Cancer Institute lists prostate cancer as the...

Physician specializes in stem cell transplantation for blood cancers   The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute welcomes Bradley Rockwell, M.D. , transplant hematologist. Dr. Rockwell is a member of the Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant , Hematology Oncology and Multiple Myeloma and Amyloidosis Multidisciplinary Teams at Karmanos. He specializes in bone marrow transplants and treating leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, myelodysplasia, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He began seeing patients at the...