Dax Kurbegov, MD, is joining Sarah Cannon as vice president and physician-in-chief of Clinical Programs where he will oversee expansion and foster collaboration across Sarah Cannon's cancer network. He comes to the HCA oncology subsidiary focused on treatment and research from Colorado-based Catholic Health Initiatives. Kurbegov most recently served as physician vice president of CHI's national oncology line, which includes 50 cancer centers across the country.

Kurbegov earned his undergraduate degree from Stanford University and his medical degree from Baylor. He completed internship and residency in internal medicine at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and his medical oncology fellowship at MD Anderson. He also serves as chairperson-elect of the American Society of Clinical Oncology Research Community Forum and is a physician advisor for ASCO's CancerLinQ.