posted May 8, 2008
Charles Stewart, president and CEO of Hutcheson Health System, announced Thursday that three nationally and state acclaimed radiation oncologists will join the staff at Fuller Cancer Center in Ringgold, Ga.
The three physicians are affiliated with Harbin Clinic Radiation Oncology in Rome, Ga. Harbin Clinic Radiation Oncology is a part of the Harbin Clinic which is the largest, privately-owned, multi-specialty physician clinic in the state, with more than 135 doctors specializing in 32 medical specialties.
The new radiation oncologists are Matthew Mumber, MD, also serving as medical director for the Fuller Cancer Center, James Santoro, MD, and J.C. Abdou, MD. Dr. Mumber will see patients at the Center three days a week. Doctors Santoro and Abdou each will see patients one day a week rounding out full-time coverage for patients five days a week.
The group also plans to bring on another full-time radiation oncologist in the near future who will practice five days a week at the Center.
Dr. Mumber received his medical doctorate degree from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va. He completed a residency in radiation oncology at Bowman Gray School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, N.C. He completed an associate fellowship in integrative medicine at the University of Arizona and is board-certified by the American Board of Radiology in radiation oncology.
He began his practice in Rome in 1996 and joined the Harbin Clinic in March 2005.
Dr. Mumber has been involved in leadership positions with the Georgia Cancer Coalition and its partners for many years. He is a board member of the Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education (Georgia CORE); chairman of the Northwest Georgia Regional Cancer Coalition; and a member of the board of directors of the Georgia Society of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Mumber was the 2008 recipient of the Georgia Cancer Coalition Hamilton Jordan Founder’s Award.
As Physician Executive for the Georgia Cancer Quality Information Exchange in Rome, Dr. Mumber helped unite healthcare providers in Rome - including Harbin Clinic, Floyd Medical Center and Redmond Regional Medical Center - in a pilot project whose goal is to develop a statewide evidence-based cancer quality measurement program.
He is also involved with the National Cancer Institute’s Community Cancer Centers Program, working through Harbin Clinic’s clinical affiliation with St. Joseph’s / Candler in Savannah, Georgia, one of the 14 sites nationally participating in this pilot program. If fully implemented, NCCCP will help bring state-of-the-art cancer care to patients in community hospitals across the United States.
Dr. Mumber speaks throughout the country on integrative oncology and, in 2006 he published the textbook Integrative Oncology: Principles and Practice, which explores a comprehensive evidence-based approach to cancer care, addressing all individuals involved in the process. He helped found Cancer Navigators, Inc., a non-profit organization offering cancer patients in Floyd, Chattooga, and Polk counties access to nurse navigation, social services, and educational programs that support and augment the clinical care they receive from their healthcare providers.
Dr. Santoro received his medical doctorate degree from the University of Bologna in Italy. He completed a residency at SUNY Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, NY and Mallinkrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo.
Dr. Santoro completed a research fellowship at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Ma. and joined Harbin Clinic in 2005.
Dr. Santoro is a member of the American Medical Association; American Society of Clinical Oncology; American Society of Therapeutic Oncology; and Tri-County Medical Society. He was the recipient of the 2006 Cancer Liaison Physician Outstanding Performance Award given by the Commission on Cancer.
Dr. Abdou received his medical doctorate degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine in West Indies, following the completion of his undergraduate studies at Millsaps College in Jackson, Ms. He completed a residency in radiation oncology at The Ohio State University, Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute in Columbus, Oh. He completed an internship at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, N.J.
He is board-certified in radiation oncology by the American Board of Radiology. Dr. Abdou was recently named a Cancer Liaison Physician for the Commission on Cancer. He joined the Harbin Clinic in 2005.
Harbin Clinic Radiation Oncology is a part of the Harbin Clinic Cancer Services in Rome which is dedicated to integrated cancer diagnosis, treatment and education. Board-certified physicians specialize in medical, surgical and radiation oncology. Multidisciplinary conferences are held weekly to review lung and breast cancer cases.
The Fuller Cancer Center is a full-service cancer center with a team of physicians including medical and radiation oncologists, radiologists, general surgeons, pathologists and other specialists in addition to a highly-trained support staff of nurses, technologists and technicians.
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