Dr. Kimryn Rathmell named CEO of OSU James Cancer Hospital
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"Her exceptional caliber of leadership and visionary approach to cancer research and care exemplifies our firm commitment to excellence,' OSU President Ted Carter said in a statement.
The former director of the National Cancer Institute has been named the new CEO of the James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
Dr. Kimryn Rathmell starts May 27, pending trustee approval, according to a press release.
"Her exceptional caliber of leadership and visionary approach to cancer research and care exemplifies our firm commitment to excellence,' OSU President Ted Carter said in the release.
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"Ohio State exists to make our state and nation better, and our cancer program is one of the many ways we live up to that commitment," Carter said. "Having a leader like Dr. Rathmell at its helm will ensure we continue to improve and save the lives of Ohioans who are impacted by cancer.'
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Ohio State University's James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, part of Wexner Medical Center.
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Rathmell stepped down on President Donald Trump's Inauguration Day after leading the NCI, part of the National Institutes of Health, since December 2023. She launched an initiative to target early-onset cancer and focused on improving equitable research and access to care for rural and other underserved communities.
Before the federal institute, Rathmell was professor of medicine and biochemistry at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, where she also was physician-in-chief and chair of the Department of Medicine. Previously she was on faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
One of 57 federally designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers nationwide, the James is the state's only standalone cancer hospital. Its 10-year-old main tower will add critical care beds with the 2026 opening of the new main University Hospital tower.
An outpatient cancer complex that opened on west campus in 2023 has Central Ohio's first proton therapy center and is seen as key to driving more outpatient volume.
"I'm energized by the collaborative leadership across the health system and university, the commitment of the faculty, staff and trainees, as well as by Ohio State's ambitious vision of creating a cancer-free world,' Rathmell said in the release.
"Ohio State is a place that embraces the excitement of possibility and takes bold steps in advancing biomedical breakthroughs that provide hope and healing."
Dr. David Cohn, the hospital's medical director, has been interim CEO of the James since the 2022 retirement of Dr. William Farrar. Cohn will remain on the hospital's leadership team, a spokeswoman said, along with Dr. Raphael Pollock, Comprehensive Cancer Center director.
Medical Center CEO John Warner cited Rathmell's "impressive track record" and ability to increase OSU's prominence for cancer care and research.
'Dr. Rathmell's reputation as a nationally renowned physician-scientist and kidney cancer expert is matched only by her extensive experience and prestigious leadership roles in academic medicine and public service,' Warner said in the release.
Rathmell earned a doctorate in biophysics in 1996 and medical degree in 1998 at Stanford University. She also earned a master's degree in healthcare management from Vanderbilt in 2022. Her research has focused on kidney cancer.
At Ohio State she will hold the first Jeri Block and Robert Schottenstein Distinguished Chair in Cancer, pending trustee approval. A $10 million gift from the couple created the university's largest-ever endowed chair.
Bob Schottenstein is CEO of Columbus-based M/I Homes Inc. and was a longtime OSU trustee; he currently serves in one of the public seats on the Wexner Medical Center board.
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