Everett Vokes
@eevokes
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John E. Ultmann Professor; Chairman, Department of Medicine; Physician-in-Chief, University of Chicago Medicine and Biological Sciences
Chicago, IL
Joined July 2016
Affirmative action was never a complete answer in the drive towards a more just society. But for generations of students who had been systematically excluded from most of America’s key institutions—it gave us the chance to show we more than deserved a seat at the table. In the
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At ASCO plenary. Beautiful presidential address by ASCO President Lori Pierce highlighting opportunities for global equity in cancer care
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Exciting news from our Heme-Onc Section, @SoniSmithMD has been appointed as chief of the section! In addition to being a lymphoma expert, she has been an incredible mentor to many fellows & and a tireless advocate for them. Congrats to Dr. Smith! https://t.co/onK0mc2iTx
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This is how Ireland ended its newscast tonight
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Perspectives on optimizing multimodality deescalation in head and neck cancer with @eevokes to ⚖️ oncologic outcomes with treatment-related toxicity. How do we 🎯 patients?
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Proud to be on this terrific team with @AriRosenbergMD @eevokes @EAB_ENT @nicolecipriani @ajuloorimd @UChicagoOHNS
The @UChicagoMed head and neck cancer team takes a multi-disciplinary approach to providing our patients with the very best care. #AnswerCancer #hncsm @AriRosenbergMD
https://t.co/HeTETN4YPD
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An Open Letter From @jamanetwork's Editor "The undermining of science - and unprecedented attacks on scientists and public health officials - risks lives in every corner of our country" @WhiteHouse @realDonaldTrump @POTUS @Mike_Pence
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Beautiful opinion piece on important topic of burnout by Pam Hartzband and Jerry Groopman in NEJM Physician Burnout, Interrupted | NEJM
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The burnout problem won’t be solved without addressing the issues of autonomy, competence, and relatedness. During the Covid-19 pandemic, a sense of altruism and urgency has catalyzed restoration o...
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@JackWestMD @drgandara I support having choices available for patients. I’m in favor of erlotinib/ram getting FDA approval even if I might not choose it often or ever.
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