News & Announcements
Read the latest news from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine’s Department of Radiation Oncology. The links below take you to articles where you can learn more about our faculty’s latest achievements, awards and honors.
11.10.2025A new blood test takes early detection to a new level with its ability to test for 50 different types of cancer. Dr. Mohamed Abazeed with Northwestern Medicine weighs in. ChicagoNOW
09.26.2025Feinberg faculty, trainees, students and staff gathered to explore the future of teaching and learning in medicine during the 15th Annual Medical Education Day on September 24.
07.30.2025A new study has uncovered a promising way to improve treatment for small cell lung cancer, one of the most aggressive and deadly forms of cancer, according to findings published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.
07.01.2025Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed an AI tool that not only matches doctors in accurately outlining lung tumors on CT scans but can also identify areas that some doctors may miss, according to a new study.
05.20.2025Fourth-year medical students and faculty members were recognized for academic and clinical excellence during Feinberg’s Honors Day, held on May 16 in the Hughes Auditorium.
05.19.2025Following former President Joe Biden’s diagnosis of aggressive prostate cancer, Dr. Sean Sachdev, a radiation oncologist at Northwestern Medicine, joined WGN’s Evening News to discuss what treatment may look like and the importance of early screening.
04.14.2025Mohamed Abazeed, MD, PhD, associate professor of Radiation Oncology and co-leader of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University’s Lung Cancer Program, has been named chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology.