ASCO Names John Durant, MD, as Executive VP and Washington Lobbyist

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WASHINGTON--John Durant, MD, has been named to the newly created position of executive vice president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). Formerly president of ASCO and a member of its board of directors, Dr. Durant will become the society's leading spokesman and advocate in Washington on April 1. He is currently vice president for health affairs and director of the medical school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

WASHINGTON--John Durant, MD, has been named to the newly createdposition of executive vice president of the American Society ofClinical Oncology (ASCO). Formerly president of ASCO and a memberof its board of directors, Dr. Durant will become the society'sleading spokesman and advocate in Washington on April 1. He iscurrently vice president for health affairs and director of themedical school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

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