UM Medical School

This website provides background information on Allen S. Lichter, Dean of the U-M Medical School and Newman Family Professor of Radiation Oncology, as well as links to recent announcements, including messages to faculty, staff and students, and information on how to contact the dean's office. As such, this series of web pages offers a practical resource for staying in touch with developments in the Office of the Dean.

An Introduction

Allen S. Lichter, M.D. was appointed Dean of the Medical School effective May 1, 1999, after serving as interim Dean from December 1, 1998. Dr. Lichter served as Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Michigan Medical School from 1984 to 1997. He also served as Director of the Breast Oncology Program at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center until 1991. Prior to 1984, he was the Director of the Radiation Therapy Section of the National Cancer Institute's Radiation Oncology Branch. Dr. Lichter’s research interests include breast cancer, treatment planning in radiotherapy and conformal computer-controlled radiation. Click here for Dr. Lichter's biography.

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