With mixed emotions, I announce my departure from UAB to become president and CEO of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Sept. I am grateful to have been part of this UAB family, and leave behind an outstanding community of clinicians, researchers, students, and staff.
Selwyn M. Vickers
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President & CEO, @MSKCancerCenter. Pancreatic surgeon and researcher, pioneer in healthcare disparities research, academic medical leader. Opinions are my own.
- Today is my first day as President and CEO of @MSKCancerCenter, arguably the world’s leading authority on cancer. Every day, MSK’s exceptional team works tirelessly to do everything possible to help people with cancer. I am proud to now call them my colleagues.
- UAB will always be committed to women’s healthcare. Our goal is always to ensure world-class clinical care for all our patients, and that will continue
- Today is my last day as Dean of @UABHeersink & CEO of UAB Health System UAB is incredible, a community of transformative growth w/ dedicated people What a privilege to work with you all. I leave truly overwhelmed by our success Thank you immensely for this chapter in my life
- Truly proud to be part of today’s demonstration with my @UABSOM colleagues #WhiteCoatsForBlackLives @uabmedicine
- I am honored to assume the role of CEO of UAB Health System and UAB/Ascension St. Vincent’s Alliance, while still serving as Dean of @UABHeersink I want to tell you a little bit more about the transition in this thread (1/10)
- I am so proud to see UAB represented in the @nytimes this morning for our Forbes’ naming of America’s Best Large Employer!
- I am delighted that my family was able to join me in Chicago today for the American Surgical Association annual meeting It’s been an honor serving as President for this renowned and historical association, and it means the world to me to have them by my side!
- Today we announced a landmark $400 million gift from Kenneth Griffin, Founder and CEO of @Citadel and Founder of Griffin Catalyst and David Geffen, Founder of The David Geffen Foundation. This is the largest single gift in @MSKCancerCenter’s nearly 150-year history.
- "Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is one of the most shocking and inhumane." -MLK
- I am deeply saddened by the loss of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She spent her life pioneering justice and equity. "To make life a little better for people less fortunate than you. That's what I think a meaningful life is. One lives not just for oneself, but for one's community."
- On this #DoctorsDay, I share a #tbt to my days as a resident. To all doctors, past, present, and future, I encourage you all to remember your own beginnings and celebrate how far you've come.
- It is my priviledge to accept the leadership position of president for the ASA. This honor is as exciting as any accomplishment in my academic career to date. I look forward to serving in 2021! #asa2021 @SocSurgOnc @SocietyofBAS @AcademicSurgery @herbchen @UABSurgery @UABNewsSOM dean @DrVickersUAB has been named president of the American Surgical Association—the nation's oldest, most prestigious surgical organization—making him the third African American president in the association's history. Read more: bit.ly/2QFXaEm @UABSurgery #asa2021
- Yesterday, America lost a great leader and a true American patriot for justice. Thank you, John Lewis, for your strength, integrity, and determination.








