Press Releases

The Roswell Park Care Network has expanded once more, celebrating an open house today of its newest location – Roswell Park Dermatology – in Depew. The Transit Road office brings together both specialized cancer and general dermatology services under one roof.

Acknowledging Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center as a center at the forefront of pancreatic cancer care, the National Pancreas Foundation (NPF) has named Roswell Park an NPF Academic Center of Excellence.

In recognition of her deep experience in personalized medicine and her many contributions toward improving treatments for cancer, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has appointed Agnes Witkiewicz, MD, as Director of Cancer Genetics and Genomics. She will also hold the John & Santa Palisano Endowed Chair of Cancer Genetics.

A new collaboration between two Western New York cancer research leaders will help oncologists learn whether Black and white cancer patients respond differently to a game-changing immunotherapy treatment, and seeks to improve the safety and effectiveness of these newer drugs in diverse populations.

Recognizing her passionate advocacy on behalf of patients with a rare gastrointestinal cancer, the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation (CCF) has presented its Mark R. Clements Award to Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center medical oncologist Renuka Iyer, MD.

BridgeBio Pharma Inc. announced a collaboration with Roswell Park to advance development of investigational therapeutics for patients with genetically driven cancers.

Highlighting its commitment to outstanding care and superior patient experience, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center welcomes veteran healthcare provider Christine O’Mara, BSN, CCM, as Director of Transitions of Care.

The patients served by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Head & Neck Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Speech Pathology & Dental Center rely on care delivered by a caring, passionate team of physicians, surgeons, nurses, advanced practice professionals and specially trained providers, all working together. That team model shaped an ambitious redesign now underway at the 12,600-square-foot ambulatory care center on the third floor of Roswell Park’s main hospital.