{"id":62154,"date":"2018-06-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2018\/06\/08\/dr-armitage-named-a-giant-in-the-cancer-field\/"},"modified":"2022-08-29T15:48:50","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T20:48:50","slug":"dr-armitage-named-a-giant-in-the-cancer-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2018\/06\/08\/dr-armitage-named-a-giant-in-the-cancer-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Armitage named a giant in the cancer field"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>A legendary oncologist for UNMC\/Nebraska Medicine, James Armitage, M.D., has been selected as one of the 2018 Giants of Cancer Care\u00ae by OncLive\u00ae. He is one of 21 inductees this year. Inductees are respected health care professionals who advance the field of oncology by their contributions in research and clinical practice.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony was held May 31 during a celebration at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Each Giants of Cancer Care\u00ae inductee continues to help propel the field of oncology forward through their commitment to innovative and groundbreaking contributions in cancer treatment and research,&#8221; said Michael Hennessy Jr., president of MJH Associates&#8217; Oncology Specialty Group, parent company of OncLive\u00ae. <\/p>\n<p>OncLive\u00ae is a digital platform of resources for practicing oncologists, that offers oncology professionals information to help provide the best patient care. <\/p>\n<p>Nominated by the oncology community, all finalists are selected by a seven-member advisory board of world-renowned oncologists. The finalists in each category are then voted on by a 100-plus member selection committee comprising the nation&#8217;s leading physicians in the oncology field.<\/p>\n<p>A 1973 graduate of the UNMC College of Medicine, Dr. Armitage started the bone marrow transplantation program at the University of Iowa in 1979. He has practiced at UNMC\/Nebraska Medicine since 1982, serving as chief of the division of oncology\/hematology (1986-89); chair of the department of internal medicine (1990-1999); and dean of the College of Medicine (2000-2003). He presently holds the position of the Joe Shapiro Professor of Medicine.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Armitage served as president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in 1996-1997 and as president of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (ASBMT) in 2000-2001.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Armitage, M.D., is inducted by OncLive as one of the 2018 Giants of Cancer 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