John E. Niederhuber, MD, is Director Emeritus of the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health and is presently an Executive Vice President of the Inova Health System and CEO of the Inova Translational Medicine Institute (ITMI). Dr. Niederhuber is also Adjunct Professor of Oncology and Surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and serves as Deputy-Director of the Johns Hopkins Clinical Research Network. A nationally renowned surgeon and researcher, Dr. Niederhuber has dedicated his career to the treatment and study of cancer. As a university professor, he held many administrative positions, including Department Chair, Associate Dean for Research, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, and NCI-designated cancer center director.