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H A PPEN I NG "My goal was to identify a physician-scholar to lead the development in clinical care, medical education, and research related to providing health care to women, and move the James Graham Brown Cancer Center another step closer to NCI designation." —Dean Edward Halperin Section and received the Argus Award for Teaching Excellence at the University of Alabama School of Medi- cine in 2008. Makhija has been listed as a "Top Doctor in America" since 2008. "My goal was to iden- New OB/Gyn Chair: A standout in oncology and reproductive health Sharmila Makhija, MD, MBA, chief and associate professor of the division of gynecologic oncology, a Georgia Cancer Coali- tion's Distinguished Cancer Scholar, and holder of the Leach Endowed Chair in obstetrics and gynecology at Emory University in Atlanta, is the new chair- man of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Makhija has published and lectured extensively on gene therapy for the treatment of cancer and antibody therapy for the treatment of ovarian cancer. She is the recipient of NIH funding, including serving as a Women's Reproductive Health Research Scholar. She has served as a reviewer for the Department of Defense, as well as the NIH Clinical Oncology Study tify a physician-scholar to lead the development in clinical care, medical education, and research related to providing health care to women and move the James Graham Brown Cancer Center another step closer to NCI designation," School of Medicine Dean Edward Halperin said. "We have accomplished this." Makhija received her medical degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, com- pleted her obstetrics and gynecology residency at the University of Louisville Hospital, and was awarded a fellowship in gyneco- logic oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (New York). Her work as an editor and/or reviewer has been seen in Journal of Oncology Practice, Women's Oncology Review Journal, International Journal of Gynecological Cancer, Gynecologic Oncol- ogy, International Journal of Gynecological Cancer and Clinical Cancer Research. H E R E FALL UOFL MAGAZINE|15