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From Survivor to Champion | 10 Prestigious Grants | 14 Faculty Honors and Additions | 19 2013 Gala | 20 2014 Gala/Donors UPMC CancerCenter, partner with University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute VOL 10, NO. 1, 2014 NO. 10, VOL INSIDE 4 From Survivor to Champion | 10 Prestigious Grants | 14 Faculty Honors and Additions | 19 2013 Gala | 20 2014 Gala/Donors FROM SURVIVOR TO CHAMPION The University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, working in conjunction with UPMC CancerCenter, UPMC’s clinical care delivery network, is western Pennsylvania’s only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, reflecting the highest level of recognition by the NCI. ON THE COVER Robert Flug, a patient of Dr. David Bartlett at the David C. Koch Regional Perfusion Cancer Therapy Center, has turned his appendiceal cancer journey into hope for others with this rare disease. Cancer Discovery & Care is a publication of UPMC CancerCenter and the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) and is produced by UPMC Clinical Marketing. © Copyright 2014 UPMC. All rights reserved. No portion of this magazine may be reproduced without written permission. Send suggestions, comments, or address changes to Amyjo McDade at UPCI/UPMC CancerCenter, Office of Communications, UPMC Cancer Pavilion, 5150 Centre Ave., Suite 1B, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, or via email at [email protected]. 4 10 14 UPMC CancerCenter and UPCI Executive Leadership . 2 Magazine Message ............................................................................ 3 A message from our Director and Chairman FROM SURVIVOR TO CHAMPION . 4 Accreditation: It’s more than validation for us. It’s confidence for our patients . 9 PRESTIGIOUS GRANTS MEAN GREATER HOPE FOR CANCER PATIENTS . 10 “I felt like I mattered” . 13 OUR FACULTY: RECENT HONORS AND NEW ADDITIONS . 14 One Facebook page that’s easy to like . 18 50th anniversary of Surgeon General’s Tobacco Report .......................................... 18 LIVING COURAGEOUSLY: A FUTURE WITHOUT CANCER ............................ 19 2013 Hillman Cancer Center Gala 2014 GALA . 20 2014 Hillman Cancer Center Gala 2014 DONORS ............................................................................. 21 News Briefs . 28 University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute | 1 UPMC CancerCenter and University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) Executive Leadership Nancy E. Davidson, MD Stephanie K. Dutton, MPA, CMPE James D. Luketich, MD Director, UPCI and UPMC CancerCenter Chief Operating Officer Co-Director, Surgical Oncology Services Vice President, Medical Oncology Operations, Chairman, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Stanley M. Marks, MD UPMC CancerCenter Chairman, UPMC CancerCenter Eric D. McIntosh Peter G. Ellis, MD Director, Human Resources Charles E. Bogosta, MBA Deputy Director, Clinical Services President, UPMC CancerCenter John Mucenski, PharmD Associate Chief Medical Officer, UPMC CancerCenter Regional Director, Pharmacy Operations K. Scott Baker Robert L. Ferris, MD, PhD, FACS Vice President, UPMC Joel Nelson, MD Associate Director, Translational Research, UPCI Chief Government Relations Officer Chairman, Department of Urology Co-Leader, Cancer Immunology Program, UPCI David Bartlett, MD Susan Schoonover Michelle Fisher Reyes Vice Chairman, Surgical Oncology and Research Manager, Surgical Oncology Director, Advocacy and External Relations GI Surgical Services UPMC Chad J. Scott, MPH Michael J. Becich, MD, PhD Administrator, UPP Hematology-Oncology Susan Gibson, RN, BSN, MBA Associate Director, Cancer Informatics Senior Director, Hillman Cancer Center Shivendra V. Singh, PhD Richard P. Bondi Associate Director, Basic Research, UPCI Jennifer Rubin Grandis, MD, FACS Chief Financial Officer Leader, Head and Neck Cancer Program, UPCI Cheryl Steele, RN, MSN, MPM, AOCN Dana Bovbjerg, PhD Director, Regulatory, Quality and Safety, Lisa Haskins, RT (R)(T)(ARRT) Leader, Biobehavioral Oncology Program Medical Oncology Senior Director, Radiation Oncology Adam M. Brufsky, MD, PhD, FACP Scot Stevens Maureen Hatch, MBA Associate Chief, Division of Hematology-Oncology Chief Information Officer Senior Director, Medical Oncology Operations Associate Director of Clinical Investigation, UPCI Director, Personalized Medicine Technology, UPMC Dwight E. Heron, MD, FACRO, FACR Edward Chu, MD Bennett Van Houten, PhD Director, Radiation Services, UPMC CancerCenter Deputy Director, UPCI Co-Leader, Molecular and Cellular Cancer Chairman, Department of Radiation Oncology, Chief, Division of Hematology-Oncology Biology Program, UPCI UPMC Shadyside Co-Leader, Experimental Therapeutics, UPCI Jessica Weidensall Pawel Kalinski, MD, PhD Deidre Cleary Director, Marketing Director of Research, Division of Surgical Senior Director, Clinical Research Administration Oncology, UPCI Jennifer C. Yates Frank Czura, CPA Manager, Media Relations Kelly B. Kassab, RT (R)(T), MHA Director, Compliance and Privacy Vice President, Radiation Oncology Operations Jian-Min Yuan, MD, PhD Maryann Donovan, PhD, MPH Executive Administrator, Department of Associate Director, Cancer Control and Population Associate Director, Research Administration, UPCI Radiation Oncology Sciences, UPCI Co-Leader, Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Program Michael Keyes Executive Director Karen Yuhas, RN, BSN, MBA The Regional Cancer Center Director, Central Billing Office University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) Council Chair Nick DeIuliis William Isler The Honorable John R. Pippy Sy Holzer Joseph W. DeNardo William Kassling Jane Roesch Robert Denove Mario Lemieux Cynthia Roth Vice-Chair Douglas P. Dick Sally Levin Susan C. Santa-Cruz Elsie H. Hillman George A. Fechter Jeffrey Lipton Frederic B. Sargent Curtis Aiken Sr. Lee B. Foster II David Malone Dan Shapira Thomas Balestrieri John P. Friel Kevin McClatchy Robert Slagle G. Nicholas Beckwith III Chip Ganassi Susan P. McGalla Sandy Snyder James Broadhurst Thomas B. Grealish Katie McSorley Thomas VanKirk Carlos Cardoso Joseph Haleski Leslie Merrill The Honorable Jack Wagner Frank Coonelly Roy W. Haley David Morehouse John Weinstein Harriet Crawford I.N. Rendall Harper Eugene J. O’Sullivan Michael Zamagias Randall L. Crawford Mark Hart Arnold Palmer Barbara Crown Dawne Hickton Bradley Penrod 2 | UPMC CancerCenter LEADERSHIP MESSAGE Of course, authorship of highly influential Our contributions to the slow but steady papers is but one metric of success. We decrease in cancer mortality in the United also count the grant dollars we bring in to States are an important measure of our support our work, including several Lead success. With your support over the years, Academic Participating Site (LAPS) grants UPCI and UPMC CancerCenter have and the award from the National Cancer changed the face of cancer in our region. Institute that brands UPCI’s Clinical Trial Your generous investment of time, talent, Program as one of only 31 Comprehensive and funds has allowed us to challenge the We frequently ask ourselves how we can tell Cancer Centers within the National Clinical way we view these diseases, unlocking if we at University of Pittsburgh Cancer Trial Network. Also of importance is the innovative treatment options that are Institute (UPCI) and UPMC CancerCenter number of individuals who we train and transforming medicine and extending — are making a difference in our campaign educate, the number of clinician-researchers or even saving — lives, one at a time. against cancer. One way we can judge holding leadership positions in national Still, our work is far from complete. The progress is by the impact of our cancer organizations, our rankings in U.S. American Cancer Society estimates that researchers in their chosen areas of News & World Report, and so much more. 1.5 million people were diagnosed with investigation. Ideally, a great idea is tested But the most significant indicators are cancer in the United States in 2014. Each of in the lab and/or clinic, and those studies the patients and families that we serve, these individuals deserves the opportunity lead to a specific conclusion that influences the quality of care we provide, and the to soar in the face of his or her disease, and how we think about or approach cancer. individual lives we strive to improve and needs our ongoing support. All of us at UPCI Such discoveries are then published in the extend. As you will read in this issue, we and UPMC CancerCenter look forward to scientific or medical literature so that are helping patients far beyond the borders partnering with you as we advance our others may build upon this new knowledge of western Pennsylvania, including a man vision to make a meaningful impact on the and create new cancer therapies. from New York City diagnosed with a prevention and treatment of cancer. rare cancer who sought treatment at the David C. Koch Center. Nancy E. Davidson, MD Stanley M. Marks, MD Director Chairman UPCI and UPMC CancerCenter UPMC CancerCenter University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute | 3 FROM SURVIVOR TO CHAMPION THE STORY OF A RARE CANCER AND TWO MEN ON A MISSION TO DEFEAT IT 4 | UPMC CancerCenter ROBERT FLUG University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute | 5 FROM SURVIVOR TO CHAMPION In 2008, Robert Flug was a New York City women’s clothing manufacturer who, as a young man, had twice beaten cancer. Through his history with the disease, his natural curiosity, and his habit of completely immersing himself in everything he does, Robert became a self-made cancer authority. One day that April, something serious happened that would have major implications not only for his health, but for how a very rare disease is treated. The story it would set in motion is one of courage,
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