The Press Room

Congratulations are again in order for McLaren Health Care president and CEO Philip A. Incarnati and Dr. Gerold Bepler, president and CEO of Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, who, for the second consecutive year, have been included in the “Detroit 500.” An annual feature from DBusiness Magazine, the “Detroit 500” compiles the 500 most influential business leaders in metro Detroit. The pair were included in last year’s highly selective list as well. Individuals are selected based on several factors,...

Becker's Hospital Review Brian Gamble is named the new president of Karmanos Cancer Hospital. He has been with the organization as chief financial officer since 2015. Read the full article here .

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Hospital (Karmanos) welcomes Brian Gamble into a new role as President.   He began his new role Monday, July 4, 2022. As Chief Financial Officer at Karmanos since 2015, Gamble worked closely with Gerold Bepler, M.D., Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Karmanos, Justin Klamerus, M.D., MMM, his predecessor who recently accepted the executive vice president and chief medical officer role at McLaren Health Care, and David Mazurkiewicz, executive vice preside...

Crain's Detroit Business The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and Wayne State University School of Medicine express gratitude on the recent state announcement of a $100 million investment . This investment will go toward a new building complex in Detroit, that will further the 75 year academic and research-based partnership between the two organizations. Read the full article here .

The Karmanos Cancer Institute , the world renowned cancer center based in Detroit, for the first time since joining McLaren Health Care in 2014 has become the preferred cancer treatment provider in Michigan. A subsidiary of McLaren, the three-state, 14-hospital health system, the Karmanos Cancer Network of treatment facilities stretches across the state, from Petoskey to Detroit, and recently expanded into Ohio. In a poll conducted by NRC Health, 11.4 percent of statewide respondents named Karmanos and ...

The Wayne State University School of Medicine and the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute plan to construct a new building complex consisting of two towers that will further their unique academic and research-based partnership. The estimated $450 million capital project is becoming more of a reality with an appropriation of $100 million from the State of Michigan. WSU and Karmanos plan to house collaborative medical education, research and laboratories, health science and community health clinics in t...

Times Herald Twin brothers, Brian and Bruce Ake sang the national anthem at the Second Annual Prostate Cancer Awareness Night with the Detroit Tigers. Brian is a prostate cancer survivor who received treatment at Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Port Huron . Read the full article here .

Route Bay City Kelly Klamer was one of the breast cancer survivors honored at the 10th Annual Pink Out the Park Game with the Detroit Tigers. She shares her cancer journey with Route Bay City and explains how a TikTok video persuaded her to get a mammogram that led to a breast cancer diagnosis at age 38. Read the full article here.

HealthCentral's Advanced Kidney Cancer Guide Elisabeth Heath, M.D. , medical oncologist, leader of the Genitourinary Oncology Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) and member of the Phase 1 Clinical Trials MDT , spoke to HealthCentral and gave advice to recently diagnosed patients with advanced kidney cancer . Dr. Heath's advice is featured in the latest Advanced Kidney Cancer Guide. Read the full article here .

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute , in partnership with the Detroit Tigers and McLaren Health Care, the official health care system of the Tigers, will once again spread awareness about prostate cancer at the second annual Prostate Cancer Awareness Night. On Monday, July 25, the Tigers will welcome hundreds of prostate cancer survivors to the ballpark as they take on the San Diego Padres. Survivors will be honored on the field during the special pre-game ceremony which will include a Karmanos patien...