Admission is free, but tickets are required.
Ruckdeschel's reputation is eminent throughout the country as director of the Moffitt Cancer Center. He is a professor of oncology and medicine at the University of South Florida College of Medicine and professor in the Department of Community and Family Health at the University of South Florida College of Public Health. He trained at Johns Hopkins, Harvard and the National Cancer Institute. Prior to coming to the Moffitt Cancer Center, he was director of the Joint Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders as well as the division head of Medical Oncology at Albany Medical College. He is both a nationally and internationally recognized physician and leader in the field of medical oncology, particularly in the area of lung cancer.