Greg Armstrong, MD, has been named chair of the department of epidemiology and cancer control at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.
Dr. Armstrong currently serves as principal investigator of the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study, which examines the long-term outcomes of childhood cancer patients who survived five or more years after diagnosis, according to an April 5 news release.
Dr. Armstrong is also a co-program leader for the cancer control and survivorship program at St. Jude. In addition, he is a member of the steering committee for the National Cancer Institute's childhood cancer data initiative and the Children's Oncology Group's scientific council and outcomes and survivorship committee.