![Arnold Baskies, MD](https://d1io3yog0oux5.cloudfront.net/_e7dffed91384ce1041decf8b57683d95/anixa/db/32/556/photo_resize.jpg)
Dr. Baskies, former Chairman of the national Board of Directors of the American Cancer Society, is a fellowship trained surgical oncologist with special interests in breast cancer, thyroid cancer, and melanoma. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree summa cum laude and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa at Boston University, graduated from the Boston University School of Medicine, completed his surgical residency at Boston Medical Center, and received a fellowship in surgical oncology at the National Cancer Institute.