The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) announced today that the recipient of the 2025 Heine H. Hansen Award is Keith Kerr, Consultant Pathologist for NHS Grampian and Honorary Chair in Pulmonary Pathology at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. Kerr is recognised for his exceptional contributions to thoracic oncology research and education, and for his extensive work on the classification of NSCLC and guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer.
He will deliver his award lecture titled: “HHH: History, Histopathology & Hyperbole. Lung cancer pathology comes of age” on Wednesday, 26 March at the European Lung Cancer Congress 2025 in Paris, France.