St. Jude Children's Hospital Names New Clinical Director

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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital recently announced a change in a key leadership position at the hospital. Effective March, 2017, Ellis J. Neufeld, MD, PhD, will take over as the new clinical director, physician-in-chief, and executive vice-president of the hospital.

For the past twenty-six years, Dr. Neufeld served as a faculty member of the Harvard Medical School. He also headed up the Division of Hematology/Oncology at Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center. He is also an accomplished hematology researcher, specializing in the conditions of hemophilia, thalassemia, and immune thrombocytopenia.

In his new position, Dr. Neufeld will be responsible for all clinical activity within the organization, including day-to-day clinical operations, as well as its academic departments. With an accomplished background in pediatric hematology, St. Jude’s appointment of Dr. Neufeld is made with the specific goal of widening the reach of its cancer treatment programs, both locally and worldwide.