Please excuse this re-issue of
Research in a Minute.
In yesterday's issue, Dr. Parikshit Padhi's name was spelled incorrectly, and the Community Site NCORP Accrual Graph had been inadvertently left off.
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Oncology Clinical Research Highlights from the NMCCA
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Dr. Preya Wisner
Joins
Southwest Women's Oncology
Dr. Preya Wisner has years of experience guiding patients from diagnosis to recovery. An expert in sentinel lymph node mapping and minimally invasive surgery, Dr. Wisner brings experience with the most advanced techniques. She is at the forefront of her field, having received awards from the Florida Society of Clinical Oncology and the Medical Education Foundation of the American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians & Gynecologists.
Devoted to researching the treatment of cancer, Dr. Wisner has had her work published in scientific journals including the Journal of Clinical Oncology, the Journal of Surgical Oncology and Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology.
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Dr. Parikshit Padhi
Joins
Memorial Medical Center Cancer Center
Dr. Padhi is a fellowship trained Hematology and Oncology physician whose passion is to strive to provide the best cancer care for his patients. He has a special interest in lung cancer, GI cancers and lymphomas.
Dr. Padhi has a passion for soccer, outdoor activities, and music. He is excited to be a part of the MMC Cancer Center team and to serve Southern New Mexico.
Dr. Padhi obtained his medical degree at Kasturba Medical College in Manipal, India. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he also completed his fellowship in Hematology and Oncology.
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The NCORP Grant Year Ends on July 31, 2018; Fiscal Year ends on 6/30/2018
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Please keep these cervical cancer trials in mind:
Open at:
Lovelace Radiation Oncology, Memorial Medical Center, Southwest Women’s Oncology and
UNM CCC | NCORP CREDIT - 1
GOG 0263: Randomized Phase III Clinical Trial of Adjuvant Radiation versus Chemoradiation in Intermediate Risk, Stage I/IIA Cervical Cancer Treated with Initial Radical Hysterectomy and Pelvic Lymphadenectomy
Open at:
Lovelace Radiation Oncology, Southwest Women’s Oncology and
UNM CCC | NCORP CREDIT - 1
RTOG 0724/GOG-0724: Phase III Randomized Study of Concurrent Chemotherapy and Pelvic Radiation Therapy with or without Adjuvant Chemotherapy in High-Risk Patients with Early-Stage Cervical Carcinoma Following Radical Hysterectomy
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Studies Opened in December 2017
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CHRISTUS ST. VINCENT REGIONAL CANCER CENTER
LOVELACE CANCER CARE
MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
NEW MEXICO ONCOLOGY HEMATOLOGY CONSULTANTS
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER
- Alliance Foundation Trials AFT-19, Prostate, Open Active 12/19/2017
- NCCTG N0577, Glioma, Re-opened, 12/18/2017
- NRG Oncology NRG-LU002, Lung, Open Active 12/6/2017
- SWOG S1505, Pancreas, Re-Opened 12/5/2017
- Pharm MEI-011, High Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Open Active 12/6/2017
- Pharm R3767-ONC-1613, Advanced Cancers, Open Active 12/15/2017
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Treasurer NMCCA Board of Directors
to be Honored
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Marjorie Goldstein, VP of Finance and UNM Medical Group, Inc. CFO
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We are proud to announce that the NMCCA Board of Directors treasurer and secretary, Marjorie Goldstein is being honored by Albuquerque Business First at their
Women of Influence Event on February 12.
Ms. Goldstein is UNM Medical Group's chief financial officer and also serves as treasurer on the board of directors for the
Albuquerque Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners, a nonprofit organization that provides forensic/medical exams to victims of sexual assault and domestic violence.
Goldstein has managed many aspects of accounting and finance in other New Mexico health care organizations such as the UNM Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, St. Vincent Hospital and Sun Healthcare Group.
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- ECOG-ACRIN Audit: February 19-20.
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- NMCCA Radiation Oncologists Quarterly Meeting: March 15, 2018
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Ellen Wojcik, MBA-HCM | NMCCA | (505) 925-0435 | [email protected] | http://nmcca.org
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