Accuray Incorporated announced that Seth Blacksburg, M.D., MBA has joined the company as vice president, chief medical officer for the Americas (North and South America) region. Dr. Blacksburg will be responsible for bringing the strategic clinical insights, real-world experience and voice of the customer necessary to help drive the continued commercial growth of the region. Blacksburg will report to Mike Leischer, Accuray president and general manager for the Americas region.

Dr. Blacksburg is a board-certified radiation oncologist who earned a master of business administration degree while concurrently completing his medical studies. Blacksburg is highly skilled in all facets of radiation oncology, with expertise in stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) and radiosurgery for prostate cancer, breast cancer, CNS cancers, and other tumor sites, LDR and HDR brachytherapy, and integrating radiation with immunotherapy. Prior to joining Accuray, Dr. Blacksburg was chairman of radiation medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital, a part of Northwell Health, the larger private employer in New York (state).

Dr. Blacksburg was responsible for the clinical oversight and strategic development of the department. He also served as a key member of the hospital's cancer committee, medical board and national accreditation programs for breast and rectal cancers. During Dr. Blacksburg's tenure with the Lenox Hill cancer program, the cancer program achieved Commission on Cancer (CoC) accreditation and the department patient volume increased significantly.