Dr. Judith Wolf – Chief of surgery, Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center

Wolf provides leadership and medical guidance for the surgery program at the cancer center. She has held numerous academic and administrative appointments at MD Anderson over the last eight years, and has served as the principal investigator for a multitude of research grants and protocols related to gynecologic cancers.

Surprising fact: “Until my late 20s, I was not athletic. Now, I run or exercise every day, have run 15 marathons and started a 5K race to raise money for ovarian cancer research.”

Biggest challenge: “Providing the best comprehensive care for people with cancer drives me to make sure we build the best cancer center in the Southwest and makes it exciting to come to work every day.”

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