Hemotology/Oncology, etc. - Initial Appointments

I will get more information posted here soon including the details of why, with the help of Jane Pierce, I have created this blog.  The last 2 weeks (I found out two weeks ago today that I have cancer) have been kind of hectic so I haven't really had the chance to get the information posted but we're working on it.

Here are my appointments:

Wednesday, March 12th, at 6:45PM: MRI of my brain at St. Luke's Quakertown.  Let's hope they find something other than cancer.  Like a big (not enlarged of course) brain!!!!

Thursday, March 13th, 1:30PM: Sanjiv S. Agarwala, M.D. of St. Luke's Cancer Care Associates at St. Luke's Bethlehem, PA. http://medaffairs.slhn.org/echodir/drstart.asp; http://medaffairs.slhn.org/echodir/drstart.asp

1st Opinion

Thursday, March 13th, 3:30PM: Yacoub Faroun, M.D. of Oncology Hematology of the Lehigh Valley, PC at St. Luke's Bethlehem, PA.  2nd Opinion http://medaffairs.slhn.org/echodir/drstart.asp;

http://medaffairs.slhn.org/echodir/drstart.asp

2nd Opinion

Friday, March 14th, 11:15AM: Kenneth M. Algazy, MD of the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA http://pennhealth.com/Wagform/MainPage.aspx?config=provider&P=PP&ID=773

http://www.penncancer.org/faculty.cfm?id=7

3rd Opinion

When I initially called Penn's central scheduling this morning to get an appointment with Dr. Alkazy I was told that he probably wasn't excepting new patients however the VERY nice lady (I didn't get her name) at central scheduling gave me the name of his office administrator, Mary Beth Graf (soon to be McGraw as she is getting married in two weeks).  I called a couple times and got her voice mail but didn't leave messages as I thought it would be better to talk to her in person.  Well, about an hour later I called and she told me that normally it we be a couple of weeks to get an appointment but if I could come in this Friday at 11:15AM the Doctor could see me.  You see, about 15 minutes earlier they had had a cancellation and she could get me in.  Mary Beth (also my sister's name) is Irish and we discussed the luck of the Irish!!!!  See, that Irish Luck is working already!

If anyone has some time to research these guys online and let me know what you come up with it would be greatly appreciated!!!

Cancer Free 12/14/2008!

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[Brian Lange]

Sanjiv S. Agarwala, MD

Earned medical degree from the University of Bombay in Bombay, India
Completed general medicine internship and residency at King Edward Memorial Hospital, Bombay University, in Bombay, India and at the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Completed fellowships in oncology at Tata Memorial Cancer Center in Bombay, India, at Otago University, New Zealand and at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Internationally recognized investigator in the field of melanoma and immunotherapy
Serves as Section Chief, Medical Oncology, St. Luke’s Hospital & Health Network, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Published a variety of therapeutic approaches to melanoma in respected peer review journals
Serves on the editorial boards of several journals, including the Journal of Clinical Oncology
Has led promising clinical trials of immunotherapy and targeted therapy in melanoma
Presents nationally and internationally on melanoma
Member of several professional organizations and scientific societies, including the American Association for Cancer Research, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, the American Society of Head and Neck Surgery, the International Society of Biological Therapy and the European Society of Medical Oncology
Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Medicine, Oncology and Hematology