New Mexico Cancer Care Alliance Elects Board of Directors 2007-2008

May 7, 2007

At their recent annual meeting, the Board of Directors of New Mexico Cancer Care Alliance voted to approve the following people to join as Board members:
 Janet Longhurst, RN, Lovelace Medical Center Downtown
 Calvin Ridgeway, M.D., Presbyterian Medical Group Surgery
 Meghan Gerety, M.D., New Mexico VA Medical Center
NMCCA welcomes the new Board members, thanks the continuing members for their work and looks forward to utilizing all of their expertise during their terms.
Board of Directors approved the following physicians who are directly involved with the treatment of cancer patients as new NMCCA participants.
 Jody Jordan, M.D., Hematology-Oncology Associates, Albuquerque
 Richard Lauer, M.D., UNM Cancer Center, Albuquerque
 Philip Vitale, M.D., New Mexico VA Medical Center, Albuquerque
NMCCA looks forward to working with these new participants and to the expertise that they bring to the organization.
New Mexico Cancer Care Alliance, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, is dedicated to providing New Mexico cancer patients, their families and loved ones with local access to the latest cancer treatments and information available through cancer research studies. Our alliance of healthcare
systems and community oncology professionals allows cancer patients to receive quality
healthcare locally while increasing the knowledge of cancer care globally.


Contact:

Lin Conner, Communications & Development Specialist
New Mexico Cancer Care Alliance
505-272-7819

May 2007 Board of Directors Meeting