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Dr. Kim Rathmell, Former Director of the National Cancer Institute, Named Next CEO of the OSUCCC – James

By The Pelotonia Team|April 23, 2025

Pelotonia is pleased to join Ohio State in celebrating today’s announcement that following a comprehensive national search, W. Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, former director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), has accepted the role as CEO of The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James). Pending approval by the university Board of Trustees, Dr. Rathmell will start on May 27.
Read the full announcement in this press release from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and the OSUCCC James.
We are excited to welcome Dr. Rathmell to the Pelotonia community and look forward to her visionary leadership in furthering our collective mission of ending cancer! 
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