As the Director of VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, I establish the center's vision and mission and oversee all initiatives, research, training and clinical activities. As a pulmonologist and physician-scientist, my research centers on lung cancer, health disparities and community-based health care. I am committed to developing methods to eliminate health disparities, and I will continue to focus my efforts to empower underserved patient populations, improve health care delivery and ensure equal access to cutting-edge medical treatments.