Boris Kuvshinoff II, MD, MBA, has been named Chief Medical Quality Officer and interim Chief Medical Officer at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. A surgical oncologist and longtime clinical and faculty leader at the comprehensive cancer center, he will provide day-to-day leadership and management of Roswell Park’s quality strategy, encompassing responsibilities in the areas of clinical performance improvement and patient safety, risk management, medical staff affairs and development of Institute policies.

At a ribbon-cutting ceremony today, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center unveiled a new Endoscopy Center, a multipurpose clinical space that brings together advanced endoscopy and interventional pulmonology services into one state-of-the-art facility. The new center, designed for optimal patient safety and comfort, was built to meet increasing demand for minimally invasive endoscopic procedures used for diagnosis, staging and treatment of malignant and nonmalignant gastrointestinal and pulmonary conditions.