Feinberg
Northwestern Medicine | Northwestern University | Faculty Profiles

News Center

  • Categories
    • Campus News
    • Disease Discoveries
    • Clinical Breakthroughs
    • Education News
    • Scientific Advances
  • Press Releases
  • Media Coverage
  • Podcasts
  • Editor’s Picks
    • COVID-19
    • Cardiology
    • Cancer
    • Neurology and Neuroscience
    • Aging and Longevity
    • Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
  • News Archives
  • About Us
    • Media Contact
    • Share Your News
    • News Feeds
    • Social Media
    • Contact Us
Menu
  • Categories
    • Campus News
    • Disease Discoveries
    • Clinical Breakthroughs
    • Education News
    • Scientific Advances
  • Press Releases
  • Media Coverage
  • Podcasts
  • Editor’s Picks
    • COVID-19
    • Cardiology
    • Cancer
    • Neurology and Neuroscience
    • Aging and Longevity
    • Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
  • News Archives
  • About Us
    • Media Contact
    • Share Your News
    • News Feeds
    • Social Media
    • Contact Us
Home » Bilimoria Receives NCCN Young Investigator Award
Uncategorized

Bilimoria Receives NCCN Young Investigator Award

By Roger AndersonJun 7, 2013
Share
Facebook Twitter Email

Karl Bilimoria, MD, assistant professor in surgical oncology and medical social sciences, has been named a 2013 Young Investigator by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network®.

Karl Bilimoria, MD, MS’08, GME’10, assistant professor in surgical oncology and medical social sciences, has been named a 2013 Young Investigator by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCNN). 

Bilimoria will use the grant – $150,000 over two years – to work on research regarding the quality of care delivered to melanoma and breast cancer patients. 

“In particular, the project will look at ways to help hospitals improve how they determine whether the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes,” said Bilimoria, a member of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University. “We will also be trying to define which patients would benefit most from having their lymph nodes checked for the spread of the cancer.” 

The NCCN, an alliance of 23 of the world’s leading cancer centers, is dedicated to improving the quality and effectiveness of care provided to patients with cancer. Bilimoria joins individuals from Duke, Johns Hopkins, and the University of California at San Francisco as this year’s honorees. 

“These awards assist in and encourage the development of the next generation of cancer researchers,” said Patricia J. Goldsmith, executive vice president and chief operating officer at the NCCN. “In turn, with their success, the awardees support the NCCN mission to advance the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of care for people with cancer.” 

Since coming to Feinberg, Bilimoria’s research has focused on quality improvement (QI) strategies and policy evaluations related to quality initiatives. His group’s QI research works toward developing better ways to provide hospitals with comparative data to spur internal improvement efforts. They also work to examine how to provide patients with better comparative data through public reporting, which can assist them in selecting the best hospital for their surgical care. 

“Receiving this award is a tremendous honor and I expect the results of our studies to have a real and immediate impact on the care of melanoma and breast cancer patients,” he said. “This is a crucial area of research because the determination of whether the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes is one of the most important factors with respect to prognosis, treatment planning, and enrollment in clinical trials.”

Research
Share. Facebook Twitter Email

Related Posts

Evolving Telehealth Research and its Place in Healthcare Delivery 

Dec 8, 2023

Global Health Day Highlights Pandemic, HIV Research

Dec 8, 2023

AI May Spare Breast Cancer Patients Unnecessary Treatments

Dec 7, 2023

Comments are closed.

Latest News

Evolving Telehealth Research and its Place in Healthcare Delivery 

Dec 8, 2023

Global Health Day Highlights Pandemic, HIV Research

Dec 8, 2023

AI May Spare Breast Cancer Patients Unnecessary Treatments

Dec 7, 2023

Drug Extends Survival in Prostate Cancer with Genetic Mutations  

Dec 6, 2023

Pioneering Biochemist Craig Crews Named Winner of 2024 Kimberly Prize

Dec 5, 2023
  • News Center Home
  • Categories
  • Press Release
  • Media Coverage
  • Editor’s Picks
  • News Archives
  • About Us
Flickr Photos
2023-Sim-Open-House_161
2023-Sim-Open-House_127
2023-Sim-Open-House_108
2023-Sim-Open-House_106
2023-Sim-Open-House_118
2023-Sim-Open-House_068
2023-Sim-Open-House_069
2023-Sim-Open-House_027
2023-Sim-Open-House_155
2023-Sim-Open-House_161
2023-Sim-Open-House_127
2023-Sim-Open-House_108

Northwestern University logo

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

RSS Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Flickr YouTube Instagram
Copyright © 2023 Northwestern University
  • Contact Northwestern University
  • Disclaimer
  • Campus Emergency Information
  • Policy Statements

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.