September 8, 2005
IU Cancer Center, Clarian Health Partners Specialists Recognized As ‘Top Docs’
INDIANAPOLIS — Leaders in cancer research and treatment at Indiana University School of Medicine and Clarian Health Partners have been selected for inclusion in the first edition of America’s Top Doctors for Cancer.
Eighteen specialists from Indiana University Hospital and Riley Hospital for Children, both Clarian Health Partners, are among nearly 2,000 of the nation’s leading specialists profiled in the edition.
The book, published by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a recognized leader in the publication of health-care guides, contains detailed profiles of physicians from more than 40 medical specialties involved in the diagnosis and treatment of cancers in adults and children.
The doctors are selected by a physician-led research team based on comprehensive national surveys of physicians and medical leaders. The book also contains information on the nation’s leading medical centers and specialty hospitals for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Castle Connolly publishes a number of other health-care guides, including America’s Top Doctors.
"This and other national recognition of our cancer program and its physicians further demonstrates our commitment to enhancing cancer care in Indiana," said D. Craig Brater, M.D., dean of the Indiana University School of Medicine. “Construction is set to begin this fall on the new cancer facility being created through the efforts of the IU School of Medicine and Clarian, providing further evidence of our commitment to delivering patient-and family-focused cancer care that is second to none.”
“All of the doctors should be congratulated,” said Daniel F. Evans, Jr., president and CEO of Clarian. "We take special pride in our cancer diagnosis and treatment capabilities. We are particularly proud of our affiliation with the IU School of Medicine, which contributes greatly to the field of cancer research and further enhances our ability to provide excellent care for our patients.”
The recognition comes on the eve of Clarian Health Partners’ and the IU School of Medicine’s partnership in the expansion of the Indiana University Cancer Center on the IU Medical Center campus. The new center, with a full range of comprehensive in-patient and out-patient services, is scheduled for completion in 2008. The IU Cancer Center is a National Cancer Institute-designated research and treatment center.
Fifteen of the physicians named practice at IU Hospital and three practice at Riley Hospital. America’s Top Doctors for Cancer include:
John J. Coleman, M.D. (Plastic Surgery)
Lawrence Einhorn, M.D. (Medical Oncology)
Robert J. Fallon, M.D., Ph.D. (Pediatric Hematology-Oncology)
Richard S. Foster, M.D. (Urology)
Robert J. Goulet, M.D. (Surgery)
Jay L. Grosfeld, M.D. (Pediatric Surgery)
Valerie P. Jackson, M.D., (Diagnostic Radiology)
Keith Douglas Lillemoe, M.D. (Surgery)
Patrick J. Loehrer, M.D. (Medical Oncology)
Katherine Look, M.D. (Gynecologic Oncology)
Richard T. Miyamoto, M.D. (Otolaryngology)
David H. Moore, M.D. (Gynecologic Oncology)
Scott A. Shapiro, M.D. (Neurological Surgery)
George W. Sledge, Jr., M.D. (Medical Oncology)
Frederick B. Stehman, M.D. (Gynecologic Oncology)
Thomas M. Ulbright, M.D. (Pathology)
Terry A. Vik, M.D. (Pediatric Hematology-Oncology)
Stephen D. Williams, M.D. (Medical Oncology)
Also included is Allan F. Thornton Jr., MD (Radiation Oncology) – Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute, Bloomington, affiliated with Indiana University and Clarian Health Partners.
Methodist Hospital otolaryngologist Ronald C. Hamaker, M.D., who died in May, was recognized posthumously.
Clarian Health Partners, comprised of Methodist Hospital, Indiana University Hospital and Riley Hospital for Children, is an Indiana-based, private, non-profit organization, offering a broad base of tertiary services, specialized pediatric care and a Level 1 Trauma Center. Clarian is Indiana’s largest, most comprehensive health center and is one of the busiest hospital systems in the nation. In 2004, Clarian became Indiana’s first magnet hospital system. Clarian Health’s mission is to improve the health of patients and the community through innovation and excellence in care, education, research and service. To fulfill its mission, Clarian uses the combined resources of its sponsoring institutions and its continuing affiliation with Indiana University School of Medicine, one of the nation’s leading medical education and research centers. Clarian Health Partners, Inc. operates the Methodist Hospital, Indiana University Hospital and Riley Hospital campuses as a single hospital under Indiana law.
The IU School of Medicine, the second-largest medical school in the nation, is dedicated to advancing health in the State of Indiana and beyond by promoting innovation and excellence in education, research and patient care.
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Media Contacts:
Mary Hardin
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Ann C. Smith
Clarian Health Partners
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