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Colleagues,
I write today with the news that I have informed Dr. Beauchamp of my decision to step down as Director of Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chair of the Department of Oncology and Director of the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute. I do so with profound appreciation for the support of Georgetown University, MedStar Health, Hackensack Meridian Health and each one of you for the privilege of a lifetime to lead our shared efforts in cancer research and care for more than eighteen years and four CCSG renewals. Dr. Beauchamp will be sharing this news with the Medical Center shortly.
I did not make this decision lightly. I could have stayed the course. My health is excellent, and I continue to be excited about our future and the work ahead. However, the time is right. The competitive renewal of Lombardi’s CCSG is due in a bit more than two years. I do not want my long tenure to be viewed as a liability when the renewal is reviewed, and I want to give my successor an opportunity to place his or her vigorous new stamp on the renewal application.
As much as Dr. Beauchamp has been enthusiastic about the work we’ve accomplished, he is also supportive of my goals. Let me also state emphatically that I have no plans to retire, or to leave this great University. I look forward to assisting Dr. Beauchamp and all of you in our efforts to continue the great work of the cancer center. Of course, I will be excited to support the new director and will continue to be available to advise and collaborate with my Lombardi colleagues after I step down.
Dr. Beauchamp will be forming a committee for a national search for my successor. I will continue in this role as we enter the search.
I am excited about the coming next chapter of my career, and filled with gratitude for the remarkable opportunity I have had. I’ll have much more to share in my blog during the coming months.
I thank you all for your support and friendship. Together, we have made the world a better place.
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