Darwin Conwell, MD, MSc, FACG, (pictured left) recently joined the University of Kentucky College of Medicine as a professor and the Jack M. Gill Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine.

A southern Ohio native with deep roots in western Kentucky tobacco, Dr. Conwell has enjoyed a full career in academic medicine with roles at the Cleveland Clinic, Harvard Medical School, and The Ohio State University. He arrives to UK with a passion for mentorship and patient-centered health care, as well as an appreciation for Appalachia.

Innovative research in pediatric cancers is happening every day at the University of Kentucky.

In the United States, 80% of children are cured of their cancer, but 20% are not.