Foundation News
The Amazingly True Adventures of “Santa Dave” and His “Head Elf” (featuring “that nice boy” from NJ)
Thank you Greg Drew for spreading some holiday cheer and sharing these great memories from past KACF Holiday Parties with everyone’s favorite Santa, “Santa Dave,” on the Letters to You website! Read the full post here!
Read MoreMeet the 2023-2024 Medical Oncology Fellow Dr. Vanja Cabric
Vanja Cabric, MD | Kristen Ann Carr Fund Medical Oncology Fellow Vanja Cabric, MD, is a third-year pediatric hematology and oncology fellow in the combined NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center program. Her clinical interest has focused on the treatment of infants with solid tumors, and her research studies the developing…
Read MoreMeet the 2023-2024 Surgical Fellow Dr. Marion (Mengyuan) Liu
Marion (Mengyuan) Liu, MD | Kristen Ann Carr Fund Surgical Fellow Marion (Mengyuan) Liu, MD, is currently a second-year surgical oncology fellow and the chief fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She received her undergraduate degree in molecular cellular biology from Harvard College and her medical degree from the University of Illinois Chicago. She…
Read MoreMeet the 2022-2023 Oncology Fellow Carly Rosemore, MD
Carly Rosemore | Kristen Ann Carr Fund Oncology Fellow Carly Rosemore, MD, is a third-year pediatrics fellow in the combined MSK and NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell program. Her primary clinical and research focus has been the study and treatment of patients with rare pediatric solid tumors. During her fellowship, she has been inspired by patients and their…
Read MoreMeet the 2022-2023 Surgical Fellow George Li, MD
George Li | Kristen Ann Carr Fund Surgical Fellow George Li, MD, received his undergraduate degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his medical degree from Duke University. He completed a residency in general surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. During residency, he spent two years in the sarcoma biology laboratory of Samuel…
Read MoreCaring for Young People With Cancer
When teens and young adults are diagnosed with cancer, they can feel lost — too old for pediatric care but decades younger than most cancer patients. And their numbers are growing: A staggering 90,000 cases are projected in 2022. “Our goal,” says Dr. William Tap, Chief of MSK’s Sarcoma Medical Oncology Service, “is to provide well-rounded care…
Read MoreMeet the 2021-2022 Surgery Fellow – Daniel C. Thomas, MD, MPH,
This year, Daniel C. Thomas, MD, MPH, was named the Kristen Ann Carr Fund Surgery Fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) for 2021-22. A lifelong resident of New York State, Dr. Thomas was born and raised in Rochester and attended college at SUNY Cortland. He received his medical degree from the SUNY Upstate…
Read MoreMeet the 2021-2022 Oncology Fellow – Melanie Degliuomini, MD, MS
This year, Melanie Degliuomini, MD, MS, was named the Kristen Ann Carr Fund Medical Oncology Fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) for 2021-22. Dr. Degliuomini is a third-year pediatric fellow in the combined Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and NYPWeill Cornell Medicine (WCMC) program. Dr. Degliuomini’s primary clinical and research focus has…
Read MoreCatch up with 2019-2020 KACF Medical Oncology Fellow Tara O’Donohue
Dr. O’Donohue is currently a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Pediatrics at MSK Kids focusing on developmental therapeutics in relapsed and refractory childhood cancers. Cancers that occur in the pediatric population are a heterogeneous group of relatively uncommon malignancies with complex and understudied biologic characteristics, often resulting in a lack of effective therapeutic options.…
Read MoreMeet the new KACF Fellow – Madalyn G. Neuwirth
Dr. Madalyn Neuwirth is the 2020 – 2021 KACF Surgical Fellow and is completing her second year as a Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center with plans to pursue an academic surgical oncology career in treating soft tissue sarcoma patients. She is currently involved in clinical outcomes research for soft…
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