June 24, 2021: WACC Global Health Series with Dr. Derek Raghavan, President of Levine Cancer Institute at Atrium Health and Dr. Peter Clark, Urologic Oncology Chair at Atrium Health

Global Health: Innovation and What’s Important in Prostate Cancer Research & Treatment

This Men’s Health Month, join the World Affairs Council of Charlotte to learn about one of the most common types of cancers that affect men: prostate cancer.

We will be joined by two leading experts in the field, Dr. Derek Raghavan, President of the Levine Cancer Institute at Atrium Health who has 30 years of clinical specialty in genitourinary cancer, and Dr. Peter Clark, Urologic Oncology Chair at Atrium Health. These world-renowned physicians will cover symptoms, causes, the controversy about PSA screening, treatment of localized disease, and new innovations in treatments of the disease. Join WACC to learn more and take charge of your health.

Program Information: 

Date: Thursday, June 24, 2021
Presentation and Q&A: 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET
Cost:  Free and Open to the General Public

 

 

 

Biography: 

Dr. Derek Raghavan
As the leader of Levine Cancer Institute, Dr. Derek Raghavan has pioneered an innovative approach to cancer care that eliminates the natural barriers to top-quality care, such as culture, access and distance from clinical and research sites. Before coming to Levine Cancer Institute, he served concurrent appointments as chairman and director of the Taussig Cancer Center at Cleveland Clinic and as the chair in Transitional Cancer Research for the M. Frank and Margaret Domiter Rudy Institute. As an internationally renowned cancer researcher and medical oncologist, Dr. Raghavan has edited nine textbooks, published more than 300 papers in peer-reviewed journals, served on editorial boards of numerous medical journals and been a principal investigator for more than a dozen major research grants.

Dr. Peter Clark
Dr. Peter Clark is Professor and Chair of the Department of Urology of Atrium Health and Chair of the Dept of UroOncology of Levine Cancer Institute and part of the Executive team of Levine Cancer Institute. He also directs the Appointments and Promotions Committee of Atrium Health. Dr. Clark completed a uro-oncology fellowship at University of Southern California with Dr. Don Skinner and his team, and has subsequently held senior roles at Wake Forest School of Medicine and at Vanderbilt University (where he was Urology Residency Director and Attending Physician).