| Eddie Reed, M.D. 2005 Honoree |
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Dr. Eddie Reed has worked over the years to ensure women have a second chance at life. The director of West Virginia University's Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center has made breakthroughs in his research of ovarian cancer and treatment. He is well known for his work on the use of drug therapy for the disease, which is the most deadly cancer of the female reproductive system. Before being named director of the cancer center, Reed served as the chief of the Medical Ovarian Cancer Section at the National Cancer Institute's Bethesda, Maryland, campus. Under his current leadership, the university's cancer center has a new Anti-Cancer Drug Development Program and has established a Comprehensive Breast Cancer Program. Reed is also a professor in the West Virginia University School of Medicine. |
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A graduate of Philander Smith College and Yale University's medical school, Reed received additional training in internal medicine at Stanford University. He received his start with the National Cancer Institute after completing a fellowship in the mid-1980s, and the rest is history.
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"Stay focused on your goal. Beginning today, take control of your destiny." |
Throughout his career, Reed has worked with cancer research in some capacity — whether as a senior investigator or coordinator of ovarian cancer studies at the institute. Not only is Reed's specialty ovarian cancer, he also has led a three-year study of medicinal treatments for prostate cancer. Reed has published more than 200 scientific publications about his work in the medical field.
With such accomplishments, it is no surprise that the Arkansas-bred Reed was recognized recently as an Outstanding Scientist of the 21st Century in England. Also, he received the U.S. Public Health Service Commendation Medal in 1993 for his research on the use of Taxol for cancer treatment.
The holder of four patents, Reed remains busy with his research and serving on numerous committees and as a member of professional societies. He joins the ranks of other physicians as a member of the American Association for Cancer Research, Association for Academic Minority Physicians and National Medical Association.
To the youth aspiring for greatness, Reed says to "stay focused on your goal. Beginning today, take control of your destiny."
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