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Dr. Toni M. Ganzel, Professor, Division of Otolaryngology, has been named dean of the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Her appointment is effective on or before June 1 and is subject to approval by the UofL Board of Trustees.

Ganzel has served as interim dean since March 2012, replacing Edward Halperin, M.D., who stepped down as dean in early 2012. She joined UofL in 1983 as an assistant professor in otolaryngology. She served as chief of otolaryngology at Kosair Children’s Hospital from 1989 to 2002 and director of the division of otolaryngology at UofL from 1993 to 2001, when she was named associate dean of student affairs for the School of Medicine. In 2003 she was named senior associate dean for students and academic affairs in the school.

A native of New Mexico, Ganzel earned her bachelor of science and medical degrees from the University of Nebraska. She earned a master’s degree in business administration/medical group management from the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis. She completed her residency in otolaryngology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center before joining the faculty at the Creighton University School of Medicine. She is a fellow of the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program for Women at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. ELAM is the nation’s only in-depth program that develops the professional and personal skills required to lead and manage in today's complex health care environment, with special attention to the unique challenges facing women in leadership positions.

Dr. Jason W. Smith, Assistant Professor, Division of General Surgery, has been named Chief of the Division of General Surgery. Dr. Smith is board certified in General Surgery and Critical Care. He completed medical school, a General Surgery residency and a Trauma/Critical Care fellowship in Critical Care at Ohio State University. He also earned a PhD in Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Louisville. A critical care and trauma surgeon, Dr. Smith was granted a K23 Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2010, as well as a Department of Defense research grant in 2011.

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Dr. Michael Hughes, Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Transplantation, was selected to receive the 2013 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Career Development Award in Liver Transplantation in Memory of the University of Michigan Transplant Team. This two-year, $90,000 award is intended to fund his research project entitled Role of Envelope Protein Glycosylation Sites in Hepatitis C Viral Infection of Liver Allografts.

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The Brown Cancer Center and the University of Louisville, proud partner of KentuckyOne Health, announced that Dr. Jeffrey Bumpous is its Physician of the Year. He will be honored at The Julep Ball on Friday, May 3, at the KFC Yum! Center. Dr. Bumpous is the J. Samuel Bumgardner Endowed Professor and Chief of the Division of Otolaryngology.

Dr. Bumpous has been at UofL since 1994 and leads a multidisciplinary team of health-care providers in treating cancers of the head and neck. These include cancers of the mouth, larynx (voice box), pharynx (throat), nasal cavity, sinuses, salivary glands and thyroid gland.

Kentucky has one of the highest rates of head and neck cancer in the United States, making the work of surgeons such as Bumpous crucial. “In Kentucky, we see a high rate of patients with oropharyngeal cancers, and at the Brown Cancer Center, our patients number in the hundreds each year,” he said.

The oropharynx is the middle section of the pharynx.

As might be expected, the high rate of oropharyngeal cancers is attributed to Kentucky’s higher-than-average rate of smoking, Bumpous said, but, “we also have seen over the past decade an increase in oropharyngeal ragged cancer that is HPV-related.”

HPV is the human papillomavirus; in January, the American Cancer Society reported that it has passed tobacco as the most common cause of oral cancer in the United States.

To treat cancer, Bumpous said, an inclusive approach is paramount. “I am a big believer in the multidisciplinary approach and am proud that our clinic was one of the first multidisciplinary clinics at the Brown Cancer Center,” he said.

Multidisciplinary care involves a complete treatment team of medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgeons and other medical professionals along with support staff such as social workers, palliative care providers and other caregivers.

“We put the patient first and the cancer second,” Bumpous said. “The entire team develops the plan with the patient, and my fundamental role is to serve the patient through the best evidence-based medicine we can provide.”

Dr. Bumpous is board-certified in otolaryngology and is lead or co-author of more than 60 journal articles and scientific book chapters.

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