Guiding breast cancer therapies

More than 100 medical professionals were on hand for the 2025 Philip A. Salem MD Oncology Lecture at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center. Featured oncologist Ben Ho Park, MD, focused his presentation on the importance of liquid biopsies in the treatment of breast cancer. 

Dr. Park received his undergraduate degree with honors from the University of Chicago in 1989.  He then completed a dual M.D., Ph.D. training program at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1995.  Dr. Park completed a residency in Internal Medicine and Hematology/Oncology Fellowship training at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.  In 2001, Dr. Park finished a postdoctoral research fellowship in cancer genetics in the laboratory of Dr. Bert Vogelstein at Johns Hopkins.  In 2002, Dr. Park joined the faculty in the Department of Oncology at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins and held several positions including Associate Dean for Postdoctoral Affairs for the School of Medicine and Associate Director for Research Training and Education for the Johns Hopkins Cancer Center.  In 2018, Dr. Park moved to Vanderbilt University Medical Center/Vanderbilt University where he is the Donna S. Hall Chair in Breast Cancer, Co-Leader of the Breast Cancer Research Program, Associate Director for Translational Research and Director of Precision Oncology at VICC, and Professor of Medicine and Associate Director for Basic and Translational Research in the Department of Medicine’s Division of Hematology and Oncology.

In 2017, Baylor St. Luke’s established the lecture series, which is underwritten by the Philip A. Salem MD Chair in Cancer Research, in honor of Dr. Salem’s contributions to the field of oncology. This year’s event was the first held at the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center.

To learn more about the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, click here.