The department is pleased to announce the appointment of Samuel Armato, PhD, Associate Professor of Radiology, as the new Associate Director for Education at the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center (UCCCC), effective April 1, 2022.
Having spent the past 9 years as the Chair of the Committee on Medical Physics, through which he serves as Director of the Graduate Program in Medical Physics, Dr. Armato has an established track record as a leader and mentor for promising young cancer researchers. The Graduate Program in Medical Physics is recognized internationally for its research excellence and the caliber of its faculty, students, and graduates.
Dr. Armato's research broadly involves the development and evaluation of computerized techniques for the quantitative analysis of medical images and the assessment of tumor response to therapy through a variety of interdisciplinary image-based projects. He is also the Faculty Director of the Human Imaging Research Office (HIRO). In his role as the UCCCC AD for Education, Dr. Armato will be working to expand, integrate and coordinate all cancer-related educational efforts in the Comprehensive Cancer Center. He will replace M. Eileen Dolan, PhD, Professor of Medicine, who was the Cancer Center’s Associate Director for Education for the past 8 years. She is a national leader in training and education and has worked tirelessly to strengthen our educational offerings. In January, Dr. Dolan became the Deputy Director for the UCCCC.
Thank you Dr. Dolan for your extraordinary service and welcome Dr. Armato!
