Roswell Park’s Dr. James Mohler Honored at National Comprehensive Cancer Network Annual Conference

BUFFALO, N.Y. — An accomplished urologic oncologist and longtime senior leader at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center was surprised with an incredible distinction at the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Annual Conference last week in Florida. James Mohler, MD, Associate Director and Senior Vice President for Translational Research, Chair of the Department of Urology, and Professor of Oncology at Roswell Park, received the 2017 Rodger Winn Award at the NCCN 22nd Annual Conference in Orlando, Fla.

Dr. Mohler, who since 2005 has served as chair of the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) Panel for Prostate Cancer — a group composed of cancer experts nationwide responsible for crafting clinical guidelines to guide decision-making about the treatment and monitoring of prostate cancer joined Roswell Park in 2003 from UNC-Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of North Carolina.

He also serves on the NCCN Guidelines Panel for Prostate Cancer Early Detection, and the editorial board of JNCCN – Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. He has served on the NCCN Board of Directors and NCCN Guidelines Steering Committee, and is also Professor of Urology at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo and Adjunct Professor of Urology at UNC-Lineberger.

“Dr. Mohler has represented NCCN well on numerous occasions in multiple forums. He has demonstrated his leadership and dedication to the welfare of patients and the goals of NCCN,” said Robert W. Carlson, MD, Chief Executive Officer of the NCCN. “As a panel chair, he persevered through many years and versions and expansions of the guidelines. Moreover, he is responsive to the NCCN Staff and his oncology colleagues regarding any issues, concerns, or questions about the guidelines.”

Named for the so-called “father” of the NCCN Guidelines program, the Rodger Winn Award is presented to a faculty member who embodies Dr. Winn’s enthusiasm, love of life, and dedication and commitment to the development of evidence-based guidelines tempered by expert judgment. The award recognizes service in the development of NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines, promotion of collegiality in NCCN activities, commitment to excellence, and dedication to multidisciplinary care.

“We are so proud of Jim,” says Roswell Park’s Chief Medical Officer, Boris Kuvshinoff II, MD, MBA. “This award is fitting recognition for his years of dedication to cancer patients, their loved ones and to medical professionals who participate in decisions about cancer treatment, detection and monitoring. He’s as passionate as anyone about crafting prostate cancer guidelines that are both accurate and clear, and we all benefit from his leadership.”

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