{"id":23897,"date":"2025-08-01T16:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T20:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/?p=23897"},"modified":"2025-08-01T16:40:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T20:40:00","slug":"steve-leach-named-interim-dean-of-the-geisel-school-of-medicine-starting-sept-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/2025\/steve-leach-named-interim-dean-of-the-geisel-school-of-medicine-starting-sept-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Leach Named Interim Dean of the Geisel School of Medicine Starting Sept. 15"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dartmouth Provost Santiago Schnell announced the appointment of <\/span>Steve Leach, MD<\/span><\/a>, Director of the Dartmouth Cancer Center and the Preston T. and Virginia R. Kelsey Distinguished Chair in Cancer, as interim dean of the Geisel School of Medicine, effective Sept. 15, following the conclusion of Dean Duane Compton\u2019s extended term.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Steve Leach, MD (photo by Eli Burakian)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cSince 2017, Dr. Leach has led the Dartmouth Cancer Center with distinction\u2014expanding clinical services, strengthening research initiatives, and deepening community engagement,\u201d said Schnell. \u201cHis longstanding dedication to Geisel and to collaborative partnerships with Dartmouth Health will provide vital continuity as we advance our search for Geisel\u2019s next permanent dean.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>Search Advisory Committee<\/span><\/a>, co-chaired by Charles Barlowe, PhD, professor of biochemistry and cell biology, and Barbara Jobst, MD, chair and professor of neurology, will continue its work to identify a leader who will continue to strengthen Geisel and its research and education missions.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI want to express my sincere gratitude to Dean Compton for his steadfast leadership and dedicated service to Geisel,\u201d said Schnell. \u201cHis extended tenure has further strengthened the school\u2019s foundation and advanced its mission in education, research, and clinical care.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Concurrent with Leach\u2019s new appointment, leadership of the Dartmouth Cancer Center will transition to <\/span>Konstantin Dragnev<\/span><\/a>, MD<\/span>, professor of medicine and the Irene Heinz Given Professor in Pharmacology at Geisel and Dartmouth Health. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A practicing oncologist and translational scientist focused on lung cancer, Dragnev currently serves as associate director for Clinical Research and co-director of the Cancer Signaling, Genomes and Networks Research Program. He will serve as interim director of the Cancer Center while Dartmouth and Dartmouth Health also conduct a national search for candidates to lead that clinical and academic unit.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am honored to continue serving Dartmouth and Geisel as interim dean,\u201d said Leach. \u201cIt will be a tremendous privilege to support our Geisel community in this capacity. \u00a0I am committed to maintaining the momentum and excellence that define our school and continuing to strengthen the bonds between Geisel, Dartmouth, and Dartmouth Health in a manner that elevates all.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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