Albert H. Owens, Jr. (August 27, 1926 – January 13, 2017) was the director of the Johns Hopkins Oncology Center in Baltimore, MD. Owens earned his undergraduate degree from

Johns Hopkins University The Johns Hopkins University (often abbreviated as Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private university, private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1876 based on the European research institution model, J ...

and graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1949. Owens joined the faculty at

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (JHUSOM) is the medical school of Johns Hopkins University, a Private university, private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Established in 1893 following the construction of the Johns Ho ...

in 1956, and focused his research on liver metabolism. In 1973, he became the first director of the Johns Hopkins Oncology Center, which was later named the

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University is an NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in Baltimore, MD. It was established in 1973 and received its NCI designation that same year as one of the first designated ...

. He became president of Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1987. After a year and a half, he left this position to focus on developing the cancer center.

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