The program, with its research component, prepares the trainee for both a clinical and an academic career. The division's full-time faculty is actively engaged in a variety of research endeavors. Research interests include red cell structure and physiology, hemoglobinopathies, coagulopathies, immunology, tumor cell biology, and mechanisms of the action of anti-cancer drugs. The bone marrow transplantation research laboratory is investigating new methods of stem cell preservation and GVHD prevention. The faculty is actively involved in the design and execution of clinical cancer protocol studies and has membership in several cooperative oncology groups.
Fellows have the opportunity for intensive involvement in the divisional research activities.
He completed his residency and fellowship training in Hematology and Oncology at the Duke University Medical Center. In 1993, he was named Director of the Cancer Center and in 1997, Division Director. Dr. Siegel is internationally recognized in the area of sickle cell disease and for his research on cancer of the breast. He is active as Director of the University Hospital's Cancer Committee and Chairman of the Human Researc Committee. In addition, he organizes the Multi-Disciplinary Tumor Board and the Cancer Teaching Conference.