Lynn M. Schuchter, MD
Lynn M. Schuchter, MD, has been named Chief of Hematology/Oncology effective November 1, 2008.
Dr. Schuchter is a graduate of Chicago Medical School and she completed her internship, residency and chief residency at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago. After her fellowship in medical oncology at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Dr. Schuchter joined the hematology/oncology division in the department of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Health System in 1989. She is professor of medicine, director of the clinical research unit in the Abramson Cancer Center and program leader of the Cancer Center’s melanoma program.
Dr. Schuchter is a nationally recognized oncologist whose research and clinical activities are focused on melanoma and breast cancer. Her distinguished career in clinical research emphasizes novel therapies for the treatment of patients with advanced melanoma. She has published more than 100 articles and has written the melanoma chapters for many of the authoritative references on melanoma.
For several years, Dr. Schuchter has been listed in Best Doctors in America, America’s Top Doctors and Philadelphia magazine’s “Best Doctors.” She is an active member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, where she has held many leadership positions, and is the Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Melanoma Research Foundation. In addition to having served on several editorial boards, she is Editor of Skin Cancer, Current Treatment Options in Oncology and Melanoma Section, Current Opinion in Oncology.
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