Dr. Roy Herbst recently was elected to the Association of American Physicians (AAP), one of North America’s oldest medical honor societies. The AAP was founded in 1885 by Dr. William Osler and seven other physicians for “the advancement of scientific and practical medicine.” Today, the AAP is composed of more than 1,300 active members and about 600 emeritus and honorary members from around the world. Its ranks have included Nobel laureates, and members of the National Academy of Science and the Institute of Medicine.
“It is an honor to be inducted into an organization that focuses on translational science and mentorship,” said Herbst, Ensign Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology) and professor of Pharmacology at Yale School of Medicine; chief of Medical Oncology, Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven; and associate director for Translational Research at Yale Cancer Center. “I hope to further promote the values of the Association here at Yale."
Dr. Vincent T. DeVita, Jr., Amy and Joseph Perella Professor of Medicine and professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at Yale, nominated Herbst for membership.
“Being elected to the AAP is a great honor richly deserved by Roy Herbst whose research with targeted therapy and immunotherapy of lung cancer has had a significant impact on the field of cancer treatment,” DeVita said.