The Hematology-Oncology Fellowship program has an average of twenty-one fellows in different stages of training and provides clinical and laboratory training in hematology, medical oncology, bone marrow transplantation.  Program resources include over 70 full-time faculty in the Divisions of Cell Therapy, Hematology and Medical Oncology.  The Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center treats over 6,000 new cancer patients each year and is consistently recognized as the top cancer hospital in the southeast.  Duke University Health System has recently announced that it is moving forward with the construction of a new state-of-the-art Cancer Center (267,000 NSF) and Duke Medicine Pavillion (580,000 NSF).  The total cost for these facilities will be in excess of 700 million dollars with completion of the Cancer Center  in 2012 and completion of the Duke Medicine Pavillion in 2013.  Outstanding opportunities for multidisciplinary bench to bedside research can be found within the Institute for Genome Policy, the Center for Human Genetics, the Translational Research Institute, the Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, the Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center and the Hemostasis and Thrombosis Center .  

William H. Kane M.D., Ph.D.

Director, Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Program

Associate Professor of Medicine

Division of Hematology

Duke University Medical Center

Email: william.kane@duke.edu