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Victor G. Vogel

Victor G. Vogel, MD, MHS earned his medical degree from Temple University Medical School in Philadelphia and served an internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the Baltimore City Hospitals and a fellowship in Medical Oncology at the Johns Hopkins Oncology Center. He earned a Master of Health Science degree in epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health where he was an Andrew W. Mellon Fellow in clinical epidemiology.

He served as Director of the Cancer Service Line of the Geisinger Health System and Director of Breast Medical Oncology/Research. Prior to coming to Geisinger, he served as the National Vice President for Research for the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, Georgia. Before joining the ACS, Dr. Vogel was Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and was Co-Director of the Magee-Womens Hospital/University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Biochemoprevention Program. He also served as Deputy Chairman of the Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP), the NIH Women’s Health Initiative Data and Safety Monitoring Committee, and the Central IRB of the National Cancer Institute.

Dr. Vogel is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, of the American College of Preventive Medicine, and of the American Society of Clinical Oncology; he is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, and General Preventive Medicine/Public Health. He is a recipient of numerous honors and awards, including a Career Development Award from the American Cancer Society, a research fellowship from Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the Achievement Medal from the US Public Health Service, and the Impact Award from the National Consortium of Breast Centers in 2009 for outstanding dedication and exceptional accomplishments in the fight against breast cancer. He is listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare and The Best Doctors in America. In 2018, he was named a distinguished alumnus of the Johns Hopkins University.