Heart Academy students research more than homework to benefit the Cancer Center
By Mel Fabrikant Thursday, February 21, 2008, 04:37 PM EST
Three sophomores from Immaculate Heart Academy (IHA) in Washington Township raised more than $2,000 for cancer research. Linda Echeverry of Secaucus, Anna Schlosser of River Vale, and Samantha Kelly of North Haledon, personally delivered their donation to Andrew L. Pecora, M.D., of Ridgewood, chairman and executive administrative director of The Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC). The students held a benefit concert at IHA with the help of eight local bands that donated their time and talent as a community service project.
“The efforts of these students are important, because they are contributing to breakthrough advances in medicine and we are very grateful to the high values they have exemplified with this gesture,” said Dr. Pecora.
HUMC is a 781-bed teaching and research hospital affiliated with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School. The medical center recently announced its primary affiliation with Touro Medical College and expects its first class to begin in 2009.
The Cancer Center comprises 14 specialized divisions, featuring teams of experts for each specific type of cancer. A physician directs each of the divisions with significant clinical and research expertise in the type of cancer. This approach which brings together a close-knit team of medical, research, nursing, and supportive staff with specialized expertise translates into more advanced, focused care for patients. The divisions are: Breast Oncology, Gastrointestinal Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Head and Neck Cancer, Leukemia, Lymphoproliferative Disorders, Multiple Myeloma, Neuro-Oncology, Skin and Cellular Medicine, Stem Cell Transplantation, Supportive Care and Pain Control, Thoracic Oncology, Urologic Oncology, and Research.
For more information on The Cancer Center at HUMC, please call 201-996-5900 or log onto www.humc.com.
PHOTO CAPTION:
Pictured from left are Immaculate Heart Academy (IHA) sophomores: Anna Schlosser of River Vale; Linda Echeverry of Secaucus; Samantha Kelly of North Haledon; present a donation to Andrew L. Pecora, M.D., of Ridgewood, chairman and executive administrative director of The Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center.
“The efforts of these students are important, because they are contributing to breakthrough advances in medicine and we are very grateful to the high values they have exemplified with this gesture,” said Dr. Pecora.
HUMC is a 781-bed teaching and research hospital affiliated with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School. The medical center recently announced its primary affiliation with Touro Medical College and expects its first class to begin in 2009.
The Cancer Center comprises 14 specialized divisions, featuring teams of experts for each specific type of cancer. A physician directs each of the divisions with significant clinical and research expertise in the type of cancer. This approach which brings together a close-knit team of medical, research, nursing, and supportive staff with specialized expertise translates into more advanced, focused care for patients. The divisions are: Breast Oncology, Gastrointestinal Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Head and Neck Cancer, Leukemia, Lymphoproliferative Disorders, Multiple Myeloma, Neuro-Oncology, Skin and Cellular Medicine, Stem Cell Transplantation, Supportive Care and Pain Control, Thoracic Oncology, Urologic Oncology, and Research.
For more information on The Cancer Center at HUMC, please call 201-996-5900 or log onto www.humc.com.
PHOTO CAPTION:
Pictured from left are Immaculate Heart Academy (IHA) sophomores: Anna Schlosser of River Vale; Linda Echeverry of Secaucus; Samantha Kelly of North Haledon; present a donation to Andrew L. Pecora, M.D., of Ridgewood, chairman and executive administrative director of The Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center.
