page_title: Vincent T. DeVita
hierarchical_section_title: Vincent T. DeVita
caption_attribution_description: English: Vincent T. DeVita, National Cancer Institute director from July 1980 to September 1988. The orginal piece of art hangs in the 11th floor hallway in Building 31 on the National Institutes of Health campus.
context_page_description: Vincent Theodore DeVita Jr. is the Amy and Joseph Perella Professor of Medicine at Yale Cancer Center, and a Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health. He directed the Yale Cancer Center from 1993 to 2003. He has been president of the American Cancer Society. He is internationally recognized as a pioneer in the field of oncology for his work on combination-chemotherapy treatments.
context_section_description: Vincent Theodore DeVita Jr.  (born March 7, 1935) is the Amy and Joseph Perella Professor of Medicine at Yale Cancer Center, and a Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health. He directed the Yale Cancer Center from 1993 to 2003.  He has been president of the American Cancer Society (2012-2013). He is internationally recognized as a pioneer in the field of oncology for his work on combination-chemotherapy treatments.
caption: Dr. Vincent T. DeVita Jr. (Mike Mitchell,1999)
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