Mullett Chairs Commission on Cancer
Timothy W. Mullett, MD, MBA, from UK HealthCare in Lexington, Kentucky, has been installed by the American College of Surgeons as chair of its Commission on Cancer (CoC). The CoC is one of the largest cancer organizations in the world, with more than 1,500 CoC-accredited cancer programs in the US and Puerto Rico. The CoC also supports the National Cancer Database, which tracks national trends and demographics of cancer incidence. Dr. Mullett is medical director of the Markey Cancer Center Research Network and professor of surgery at the University of Kentucky. He has been an STS member since 2001.