Park succeeds Pui as St. Jude’s oncology chair
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has named Dr. Julie R. Park as chair of its Department of Oncology, replacing longtime chair Dr. Ching-Hon Pui. (Courtesy St. Jude Children's Research Hospital)
“Dr. Park brings a wealth of knowledge, deep experience and considerable talent to St. Jude.”
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Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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