Dr. Catherine Parker
Dr. Rachael Lancaster

The Division of Surgical Oncology’s Catherine Parker, M.D., and Rachael Lancaster, M.D., have assumed new leadership positions within the Society of Surgical Oncology’s Breast Oncology Fellowship at UAB. Parker has taken the lead as the program director, while Lancaster serves as the associate program director for the fellowship, which is managed by the UAB Department of Surgery and Division of Surgical Oncology.

The Society of Surgical Oncology Breast Oncology Fellowship at UAB is a one-year multidisciplinary clinical program that enables fellows to acquire an advanced body of knowledge and level of skill in the management of all aspects of benign and malignant breast disease in order to become a leader in the field. This comprehensive approach includes screening, risk assessment, prevention strategies, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and research all in one location.

The fellowship's first-ever fellow graduates at the end of this month, and its second-ever fellow will begin at UAB at the beginning of next month. Learn more about the fellowship's incoming and outgoing fellows here.