Cancer Liaison Program

Please join the CoC in congratulating the 57 liaisons who were awarded for their outstanding performance in 2006!  This distinguished group represents 23 states and approximately three percent of the Cancer Liaison Physician network.

The Cancer Liaison Physician Outstanding Performance Award recognizes individuals who go above and beyond the regular scope of their duties.  CLPs were nominated for excellence in the following area(s):

  • Improving the quality of care delivered at a CoC-approved facility
  • Contributing to the Approval status of the cancer program
  • Exceeding CLP expectations to strengthen the cancer program
  • Demonstrating cancer control leadership in the community
  • Serving as a champion and role model for other staff

2006 CLP PERFORMANCE AWARD WINNERS

Lee-may Chen, MD

UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center

San Francisco, CA

Barbara Florentine, MD

Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital

Valley Village, CA

Barbara Ward, MD, FACS

Greenwich Hospital

Greenwich, CT

Patrick Domkowski, MD Holmes Regional Medical Center Melbourne, FL

Steven Hochwald, MD, FACS

Shands at the University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Juan Carlos Paramo, MD, FACS Mt. Sinai Medical Center Miami Beach, FL

Alphonse Pecoraro, Jr., MD, FACS

Cape Canaveral Hospital

Cocoa Beach, FL

Phillip Roland, MD, FACS

Lee Memorial Health System

Fort Myers, FL

Peter Blumencranz, MD, FACS

Morton Plant Hospital

Clearwater, FL

James Santoro, MD

Floyd Medical Center

Rome, GA

David W. Retterbush, MD, FACS

South Georgia Medical Center

Valdosta, GA

Joyce Majure, MD, FACS

St. Joseph Regional Medical Center

Lewiston, ID

Mary Rosenow, MD, FACS

Southern Illinois Healthcare/Memorial Hospital of Carbondale

Carbondale, IL

Terrence Bugno, MD, FACR, DABHM

Centegra Northern Illinois Medical Center

McHenry, IL

Pamela Papas, MD

Northwest Community Hospital

Arlington Heights, IL

Daniel Kollmorgen, MD, FACS

Iowa Methodist Medical Center

Des Moines, IA

James Patrick O’Rourke, MD, FACS

Western Baptist Hospital

Paducah, KY

Pamela Wright, MD, FACS

Suburban Hospital

Bethesda, MD

Henry FarkasMD,

Union Hospital of Cecil Country

Elkton, MD

Walter Lischick, MD, FACS

Peninsula Regional Cancer Center

Salisbury, MD

Peter Hopewood, MD, FACS

Falmouth Hospital

Falmouth, MA

Robert L. Shelton, Jr., MD, FACS

Health Alliance Hospital

Leominster, MA

Allen Silbergleit, MD, PhD, FACS

St. Joseph Mercy Oakland

Pontiac, MI

Joseph Corrado, MD, FACS

Audrain County Hospital

Mexico, MO

Henry Fleishman, MD, FACS

Morehead Memorial Hospital

Eden, NC

Richard White Jr., MD, FACS

Carolinas Medical Center

Charlotte, NC

Brian Newman, MD, FACS

Newton Memorial Hospital

Newton, NJ

Honorio Cruz, MD, FACS

CentraState Medical Center

Freehold, NJ

Edward Forbes, MD, FACS

St. Claire’s Hospital

Randolph, NJ

John Cunningham, MD, FACS

Overlook Hospital

Summit, NJ

Theodora Budnik, MD, FACS

Saint Francis Hospital and Health Centers

Poughkeepsie, NY

Helen Pass, MD, FACS

Lawrence Hospital

Bronxville, NY

Rajiv Datta, MD, FACS, FRCS

South Nassau Communities Hospital

Oceanside, NY

Souzan El Eid, MD, FACS

Benedictine Hospital

Kingston, NY

David Brody, MD

Bon Secours Community Hospital

Port Jervis, NY

James D. Hayes, MD

United Health Services

Binghamton, NY

Daniel McKellar, MD, FACS

Good Samaritan Hospital

Dayton, OH

David Hasl, MD, FACS

Fairfield Medical Center

Lancaster, OH

Siu Mei Chan, MD, FACS

EMH Regional Medical Center

Elyria, OH

Jon Prescott, MD

Southwest General Health Center

Middleburg Heights, OH

Andrew Fenton, MD, FACS

Akron General Medical Center

Akron, OH

Debra Pratt, MD, FACS

Fairview Hospital

Cleveland, OH

Alice Dachowski, MD, FACS

Holzer Medical Center

Gallipolis , OH

Richard Capone, MD

St. Rita’s Medical Center

Lima, OH

Michael Sarap, MD, FACS

Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center

Cambridge, OH

Jean Stevenson, MD, FACS

Metrohealth Medical Center

Cleveland, OH

Mohammed Ali Shaikh, MD, FACS

VA Medical Center

Wilkes-Barres, PA

Chand Rohatgi, MD, FACS

Easton Hospital

Easton, PA

Umberto Capuano, MD, FACS

South County Hospital

Wakefield, RI

Arnold Herman, MD, FACS

The Miriam Hospital

Providence, RI

Myron Barwick, MD, FACS

Lexington Medical Center

West Columbia, SC

Mark Arredondo, MD, FACS

Amarillo VA Health Care System

Amarillo, TX

H. R. Fender Jr., MD, FACS

East Texas Medical Center

Tyler, TX

Charles Maurer, MD

Mary Washington Hospital

Fredericksburg, VA

Michael Peyser, MD

Riverside Regional Medical Center

Newport News, VA

Stephen Bayles, MD

Virginia Mason Medical Center

Seattle, WA

Wendy Mikkelson , MD, FACS

Aurora Health Care

Milwaukee, WI

           

Online August 27, 2007






This page and all contents are Copyright © 2007 by the American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL 60611-3211