R. Michael Williams, MD, PhD, an oncologist in Modesto, California, former chief medical officer of Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA), and a member of the AACR since 1979, died July 18, 2024. He was 77 years old.
Williams received a bachelor’s degree in culture and behavior magna cum laude from Yale College in 1969 and a master’s degree in microbiology from Yale University in 1970. He earned a medical degree magna cum laude from Harvard Medical School and a doctoral degree in immunology from Harvard Graduate School, both in 1974. He completed postdoctoral training at Harvard, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
In 1989, Williams was a co-founder of CTCA and served as senior medical director and chief medical officer until 2000. In 2003, he joined the Stanislaus County, California, health department as an oncologist and worked there for eight years. In 2011, he founded the Northern California Cancer Center, where he worked until his death.
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