The University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health and UW Health have announced that Christian Capitini, MD, a national expert in the treatment and research of childhood cancers, has been named the next Director of the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center. He will assume the role of Carbone Cancer Center Director on April 19.
Dr. Capitini joined the school’s faculty in 2011 and currently serves as Professor and Chief of the Division of Hematology, Oncology, Transplant & Cellular Therapy in the Department of Pediatrics at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. Dr. Capitini is also a pediatric hematologist and oncologist with UW Health Kids at the American Family Children’s Hospital. Since December 2024, he has served as the Acting Director of the Carbone Cancer Center.
Dr. Capitini’s research focuses on stem cell transplant and personalized cellular therapies. He trained at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, the University of Minnesota, Johns Hopkins University, and the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
UW Health | Carbone Cancer Center is one of the original comprehensive cancer centers in the country as designated by the NCI, and the only NCI-designated center in Wisconsin. More than 33,000 people receive care from the center’s faculty physicians annually. Since 1990, the center has enrolled more than 36,000 patients in clinical trials and currently supports 250 active trials each year.
