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Bird’s Eye View Construction on the new Cancer Center facility is well under way, with completion scheduled for late 2004. This picture, taken from atop a large construction crane and oriented to the northwest, shows a portion of the concrete shell of the Cancer Center’s lower level. The crane is positioned near what will eventually be a 5-story research tower. The structural steel marks the northwest side of what will be a 3-story tower to house clinical space, the infusion center, women’s center, pharmacy and more. To the left of the structural steel will be the gardens outside the infusion center and the meadow area that will separate the Cancer Center from Thornton Hospital and the Perlman Ambulatory Care Center. Their parking lots are visible in the picture’s top-left corner. The building in the top-right corner is an addition under construction at UCSD’s Shiley Eye Center that will house its new glaucoma and retina centers. New Director of Development Meet Sarah Godfrey, the new Director of Development for the UCSD Cancer Center Foundation. Sarah brings many years of fundraising and administrative experience to this position. She has spent the major and most recent part of her career at UCLA, serving first as a major gifts officer for the School of Medicine Sarah Godfrey and subsequently as the founding Administrative Director of the Rhonda Fleming Mann Resource Center for Women with Cancer. Prior to her years at UCLA, Sarah honed her skills in foundation relations and planned gifts, serving as a program officer for the Pew Charitable Trust, as the director of development for the Agnes Irwin School in Pennsylvania, and as the director of foundation relations for the University of Florida. She did her undergraduate work at Vassar College and graduate work at Cornell University. “We’re truly fortunate to have Sarah’s collective skills, training and experience to lead the Cancer Center’s development efforts as we enter a new and landmark phase in its history,” said Ira Goodman, the Cancer Center’s Associate Director for Administration. Sarah may be reached by phone at 858-822-0070, or email: sgodfrey@ucsd.edu. Survivors Day Event Set for June 8 National Cancer Survivors Day is slated for 1 to 5 p.m. June 8 at Bloch Cancer Survivors Park at Spanish Landing (directly across Harbor Drive from the San Diego Airport.). The free public event is sponsored by Cancer Survivorship: San Diego!, an umbrella organization comprised of cancer survivors, hospitals, cancer centers, researchers and support service organizations in San Diego County. This 6th annual community event celebrates progress in detecting and treating cancer, and offers a wealth of information to individuals and families with an interest in cancer-related issues. The event will feature a health fair with more than 30 exhibits, entertainment, dancing, food, and group activities. Lectures by medical experts on issues of interest to cancer survivors, their families, and the general public will be offered in English, Spanish and several Asian-Pacific Islander languages. There also will be opportunity for cancer patients to exchange information about their experiences and to talk with local health care providers. To register, please send your contact information (name, address, phone) to event coordinator Nicki Hobson by email (nohobson@aol.com), fax (760-598-7304) or mail (2070 Ridgeline Ave., Vista 92083). Cancer Center News 8
CENTER EXPANDS CLINICAL STAFF As part of the Cancer Center’s planned enhancement of its clinical services, we are pleased to introduce three new members of our clinical staff. Cynthia Sava, M.S.W. A diagnosis of cancer can change the entire landscape of an individual’s environment, impacting family and close friends, and creating a new set of circumstances that can throw an otherwise normal life — marriage and relationships, career, finances – into a tailspin. Cynthia Sava, M.S.W., is a clinical counselor whose primary responsibility is to formulate, manage, and deliver psychosocial treatment plans for our cancer patients. Just as there are many kinds of cancer, each affecting an individual in its unique way, there are also many factors to consider in developing a treatment plan. Taking age and gender into account, Sava identifies a patient’s support network and assesses coping skills, education, spirituality, cultural beliefs, family roles, and socio-economic status that may hinder ability to access services. Other physical or mental health issues may further complicate matters. Sava is also developing several group programs that are specially designed for patient groups, and for patients and their family caregivers. Lakshmi Vemuri, M.D. Dr. Vemuri is a medical oncologist who recently joined the UCSD faculty as an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology. Prior to joining the faculty, she trained at UCSD as a hematology/oncology fellow. During that time she worked as a co-investigator with Asad Bashey, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, on a national Phase III clinical trial involving a drug being tested as a treatment for chronic myelogenous leukemia. Based upon the results of this trial the investigational drug, now known as Gleevec, was approved by the FDA and today is widely available to cancer patients. Vemuri’s clinical and research interests include brain tumors, gastrointestinal cancers, breast cancer, and melanoma. She is currently working to develop clinical trials for patients with brain tumors and with gastrointestinal cancers. She sees patients in the Theodore Gildred Facility at UCSD Medical Center in Hillcrest, and at the Perlman Ambulatory Care Center adjacent to Thornton Hospital in La Jolla. Susan Wilson, Pharm.D. Susan A. Wilson, Pharm.D., is coordinating the clinical and administrative aspects of our inpatient and outpatient pharmacy services, a new position in the Cancer Center. After obtaining her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Susan spent four years as a staff pharmacist in their bone marrow transplantation program. She became a staff pharmacist for Thornton Hospital in 1993, and also worked closely with our Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program. Susan is responsible for managing the costs associated with our chemotherapy program. While developing procedures that streamline the administration of drugs to cancer patients, Susan keeps focused on the most important factor – safety. Directly relevant to this administrative responsibility, she is a member of a task force that is reviewing software programs to facilitate online drug reporting and ordering. 9 Cancer Center News
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