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For Immediate Release:
5-18-2010
Contact: Debbie Putt, Communications and Outreach Manager
New Mexico Cancer Care Alliance
505-925-0365
New Mexico Cancer Care Alliance Welcomes New Board Members
Albuquerque, NM – The New Mexico Cancer Care Alliance, Board of Directors appointed Officers and new Directors. Dava Gerard, M.D., The Cancer Center at Presbyterian, and Cheryl L. Willman, M.D., UNM Cancer Center will serve as Co-Chairs, Malcolm Purdy, M.D., Hematology Oncology Associates, a new board member as the Medical Director, Victor Vigil, M.D., Hematology Oncology Associates, as the Vice Chair, and David Vigil, NM Department of Health will serve as the Secretary/Treasurer. Karen Finkelstein, MD, Southwest Gynecologic Oncology Associates, a new board member, Vincent Ortolano, M.D., Marjorie Goldstein, UNM Medical Group, Sheri Milone, Lovelace Women’s Hospital, Thomas Byrd, M.D., the NM Veteran’s Administration Medical Center, and Geraldine Esquivel, American Cancer Society were appointed to the board for a two year term.
NMCCA looks forward to working with these new board members and to the expertise that they bring to the organization.
New Mexico Cancer Care Alliance, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, offers New Mexico cancer patients and physicians access to the most up-top-date clinical research studies in cancer treatment. Our network of the major healthcare systems in Northern, Central, and Southern New Mexico and most of the community oncology professionals allows cancer patients to receive quality healthcare locally while increasing the knowledge of cancer care globally.
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New Board Members

Malcolm Purdy, M.D. Karen Finkelstien, M.D.
Hematology Oncology Associates Southwest Gynecologic Oncology Associates
Please see our "Board of Directors" page for a full list of NMCCA's Board members.
Past Press Releases:
Board of Directors Meetings
May 2010 NMCCA Board of Directors Meeting
February 2010 NMCCA Board of Directors Meeting
October 2009 NMCCA Board of Directors Meeting
August 2009 NMCCA Board of Directors Meeting
May 2009 NMCCA Board of Directors Meeting
February 2009 NMCCA Board of Directors Meeting
November 2008 NMCCA Board of Directors Meeting
August 2008 NMCCA Board of Directors Meeting
June 2008 NMCCA Board of Directors Meeting
February 2008 NMCCA Board of Directors Meeting
May 2007 NMCCA Board of Directors Meeting
September 2006 NMCCA Board of Directors Meeting
July 2006 NMCCA Board of Directors Meeting
March 2006 NMCCA Board of Directors Meeting
September 2005 NMCCA Board of Directors Meeting
August 2005 NMCCA Board of Directors Meeting
Additional Past Press Releases
Lance Armstrong May Not Be Coming To New Mexico, But The Doctor Who Cured Him Is!
Northern New Mexico Cancer Patients Now Have Access to Cancer Clinical Trials
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