David C. Hohn, MD

David C. Hohn, MD, was named President Emeritus and Executive Director of Health Policy at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in April 2007, as part of a planned leadership transition after serving for 10 years as President and CEO.

As President Emeritus and Executive Director of Health Policy, Dr. Hohn continues his national leadership role in health policy issues, particularly as they relate to cancer research and treatment and the training of the next generation of cancer specialists. He is active in New York State cancer control initiatives and in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), and serves as a senior advisor to Roswell Park’s President & CEO, Dr. Candace Johnson.

During his tenure as Institute President, Dr. Hohn was widely credited with re-establishing Roswell Park as a leader in the national cancer community. He provided leadership and vision to implement the Institute’s first strategic plan focused on making Roswell Park internationally and nationally competitive in cancer science; finalized legislation creating a new governance model for Roswell Park as a New York State Public Benefit Corporation; stabilized funding and increased revenue; reorganized the Institute’s senior leadership team, clinical departments and scientific programs; recruited more than 160 senior faculty, clinicians and scientists; completed a $250 million renovation and rebuilding of the Institute’s campus and the construction of a $74 million Center for Genetics & Pharmacology; implemented a managed care strategy that opened regional access to Roswell Park; built community partnerships that broadened the quality of cancer services available to Western New York residents; and increased patient referrals.

As Principal Investigator of the National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG), Dr. Hohn led the successful renewal of Roswell Park’s designation as a comprehensive cancer center — a designation the Institute has held continuously since 1974.

Dr. Hohn served for three years as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the NCCN, an alliance of 21 of the world’s leading cancer centers, and currently serves on a number of Western New York civic and professional boards, including the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, Buffalo Niagara Partnership and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. He came to Roswell Park from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, where he served as Vice President for Patient Care from 1993 to 1997.