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Angela DeMichele, M.D., MSCE
Dr. DeMichele is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania and Senior Scholar in the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. She is currently Co-Director of the Breast Cancer Program of the Abramson Cancer Center and Associate Director of Clinical/Translational Research Training in the Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program. She currently directs the breast cancer component of the Living Well After Cancer Program, a multidisciplinary clinical research program at the Abramson Cancer Center, where she and her colleagues are performing studies of bone loss, ovarian dysfunction, hot flashes, lymphedema, depression/distress and physical activity in breast cancer survivors.
Jill Stopfer, MS, CGC
Jill Stopfer, MS, CGC is a certified genetic counselor who works with families at increased risk for cancer due to hereditary factors. She was one of the first genetic counselors in the country to offer cancer genetic counseling, and was one of the founding members of the Cancer Risk Evaluation Program at Penn in 1994. She works with individuals with genetic risk for breast, ovarian, colon, pancreatic and other cancers.
John H. Glick, MD
Dr. Glick is an acknowledged leader in the areas of breast cancer, Hodgkin's disease, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. He is the Leonard and Madlyn Abramson Professor of Clinical Oncology and Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Glick has served as Director of the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania since 1985.
Kevin R. Fox, MD
Associate Professor of Hematology/Oncology and Assistant Director, Clinical Affairs at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Fox specializes in the care and treatment of breast cancer patients.
Nancy J. O'Connor, MSN, CRNP
Nancy J. O'Connor, MSN, CRNP is an Oncology Nurse Practioner for Breast Surgery at the Rowan Breast Center of the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania.
Nancy Zieber, RN, MSN, CRNP
Nancy Zieber, RN, MSN, CRNP is an Oncology/Hematology Nurse Practitioner who has worked in medical oncology for over 30 years. As a nurse practitioner, she works in collaboration with a physician medical oncologist. She cares for people with various types of cancers and those with both benign and malignant hematological disorders. She evaluates, provides symptom management and follow-up care of these individuals. She works with multiple professionals to provide comprehensive care to the person with cancer and their loved ones.
Rachel McKenna, MSN, CRNP
Rachel McKenna, MSN, CRNP, is a Nurse Practitioner in the Division of Plastic Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital.