University of Wisconsin (UW) radiation oncology resident Derek McHaffie, MD, was selected as a recipient of the Breast Cancer Achievement Travel Award to attend the 11th Annual Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Symposium in Chicago, Ill., October 1-4, 2009. Dr. McHaffie was selected based on his interest in the field of breast cancer and the strong support of the UW Department of Human Oncology Residency Program Director Deepak Khuntia, MD.

The department extends a warm welcome to incoming radiation oncology residents Don Cannon, MD, and Tim Kruser, MD.

Dr. Cannon received his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College in New York, N.Y., and his bachelor's degree in physics from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.

Dr. Kruser received his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison, Wis., and his bachelor's degree in molecular biology from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis.

University of Wisconsin (UW) radiation oncology resident Derek McHaffie, MD, was selected as a recipient of a Radiation Therapy Oncology Group travel award to attend the RTOG semi-annual meeting in Chicago, IL, June 25 – 28, 2009. Dr. McHaffie also received the Ulrich Henschke Award to attend the American Brachytherapy Society 2009 School of GYN Brachytherapy, June 28-29 in Chicago. The school provides training on the fundamentals of brachytherapy for cervical, endometrial, and vaginal cancer by world-renowned experts from the U.S. and France.

Dr. McHaffie received his medical degree from East Tennessee State University College of Medicine and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Tennessee.