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The Jefferson Kimmel Cancer Center Network has appointed Leonard Gomella, M.D., F.A.C.S., clinical director of the network after serving as interim clinical director for nine months. Three other physicians also took on new leadership roles as associate clinical directors: Scot Fisher, D.O.; Ernest “Gary” Rosato, M.D., F.A.C.S.; and William Tester, M.D., F.A.C.P.

“Serving as clinical director gives me the opportunity work to strengthen the relationship among the members of the network with the resources available through the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson,” Dr. Gomella said. “This relationship is critical as we strive to meet our most important goal of providing our patients with the highest standards of cancer care. With the appointment of the associate clinical directors, we now have a strong multidisciplinary core leadership team to oversee the network’s strategic planning process with our affiliates and to enhance the network’s success.”        

Dr. Gomella is the Bernard W. Godwin Professor of Prostate Cancer and chair of the Department of Urology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. A well-respected expert in urologic oncology and clinical trial development, Dr. Gomella also serves as associate director for the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson.

Dr. Fisher is a clinical associate professor and director of Satellite Facilities in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Jefferson Medical College. He is also director of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Frankford Hospitals.

Dr. Rosato is an associate professor at Jefferson Medical College, where he is also the Francis E. Rosato Endowed Chair in Surgery, and the director of the Division of General Surgery.

Dr. Tester is an associate professor of medicine at Jefferson Medical College. He is the chairman of the Division of Hematology/Oncology and the director of the Cancer Center at Albert Einstein Medical Center. He is also the Principal Investigator for the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Affiliate Network.

The Jefferson Kimmel Cancer Center Network is a consortium of institutions dedicated to improving cancer care and increasing clinical research. It supports the cancer programs of its members through education, information, research and cancer program development. Kimmel Cancer Center is an NCI-designated clinical cancer center and was ranked 28^th in the 2008 U.S. News and World Report ranking of top cancer hospitals in the United States. The Kimmel Cancer Center is the cornerstone of the network, which operates the Jefferson Oncology Group (JOG). JOG is a cooperative program to enhance clinical and translational cancer research, including clinical trial development. The chair of JOG is Rita Axelrod, M.D., associate professor of Medical Oncology at Jefferson Medical College and the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson.

The Kimmel Cancer Center is a member of several national research groups, including the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG), the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG), the Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) and the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP).

The Jefferson Kimmel Cancer Center Network members include:

• Albert Einstein Medical Center
• Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children
• Brandywine Hospital
• Ephrata Community Hospital
• Frankford Hospitals
• Hematology & Oncology Associates of Northeastern PA
• Hudson Valley Oncology Associates
• Jennersville Regional Hospital
• Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson
• Memorial Hospital of Salem County
• Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital
• Mercy Hospital of Philadelphia
• Mercy Suburban Hospital
• Methodist Hospital
• Montgomery Hospital Medical Center
• Northeast Radiation Oncology Center
• Pocono Medical Center
• Riddle Memorial Hospital
• Sacred Heart Hospital
• Sparta Cancer Treatment Center
• Underwood-Memorial Hospital
• Upper Delaware Valley Cancer Center
• Wills Eye at Jefferson