The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and Wayne State University present the annual Head and Neck Cancer Symposium on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Detroit Marriott Troy (200 W. Big Beaver Road, Troy, Michigan). This year’s symposium features two guest speakers. Robert Haddad, M.D. , professor of Medicine, chief of the Division of Head and Neck Oncology, McGraw Chair in Head and Neck Oncology at Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School in Boston, will deli...
Castle Connolly’s 2025 Top Doctors list has been announced, with 19 Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute physicians listed. There are about 1 million practicing physicians in the U.S. Castle Connolly’s list includes over 70,000 physicians, the top 7% of physicians across the country, all board-certified in 85 medical specialties. Selection for the Top Doctors list is based on peer nominations (over 39,000 nominations were submitted in 2024), professional achievements, and excellence in patient care. A ...
“I think Karmanos doctors did an amazing job of helping me navigate it.” Everyone’s cancer journey is different, but many who have fought their battle will say hearing, ‘You have cancer,’ is the hardest part. For Elizabeth Harpster, those words were the beginning of navigating treatment, recovery, survival, and thriving so that she could help others who find themselves in the fight against cancer. “I think Karmanos doctors did an amazing job of helping me navigate it,” Harpster said. “They were a...