Vincent T. DeVita
Vincent T. DeVita | |
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DeVita in 1999 | |
| Born | Vincent Theodore DeVita Jr. March 7, 1935 |
| Education | College of William & Mary (BS) George Washington University (MD) |
| Spouse | Mary Kay Bush |
| Children | |
| Relatives | Paul Raeburn (son-in-law) |
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 board of directors 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.