(March 11, 2014) Jackson, Tn – Several local oncology practices recently have relocated to the Kirkland Cancer Center. They are seeing patients and providing care within the Medical Clinic located on the third floor of the Kirkland Cancer Center.
The third floor Medical Clinic provides dedicated space for physicians and office staff. Having physicians and other providers on site at the Cancer Center encourages collaboration and offers patients the added convenience of being able to access all major cancer treatment services in a single location.
Physician practices and their staffs that have recently relocated to the clinic include Radiation Oncologists Anastasios L. Georgiou, M.D. and Jeffrey J. Kovalic, M.D., Clyde E. Smith, M.D., Hematology/Oncology, West Tennessee Medical Group; Jackson Clinic Hematology and Oncology Department, including Eugene P. Reese, Jr., M.D., Dwight Kaufman, M.D., Ph.D., and Anita Gul, M.D., and nurse practitioners Nekayeh P. Carothers, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC and Mary McMillin, APRN, FNP-C, OCN.
“We will continue to offer state-of-the-art treatment to cancer patients from West Tennessee, including surgery, chemotherapy and molecularly targeted therapy, and radiation therapy,” said Dwight Kaufman, M.D., Ph.D., Medical Director of Kirkland Cancer Center.
“Having all of the oncology providers and experienced support staff in close proximity facilitates collaboration and ensures the best possible outcomes for our patients. We utilize weekly multidisciplinary conferences, both disease-specific and general oncology, to arrive at consensus treatment decisions, further ensuring that our patients are offered the most up to date treatments,” he continued.
The Kirkland Cancer Center has been designed to provide a unique healing environment for patients and also to encourage a team approach to treatment. “The building design allows all services housed there to work together more cohesively while offering our patients a high level of personal support, convenience and comfort,” said Gina Myracle, Kirkland Cancer Center Executive Director. “We are very excited to welcome these physicians and have them present and caring for patients in the Center,” she added.
Plans call for additional cancer specialists to relocate their practices to the Kirkland Cancer Center later this spring.
The Kirkland Cancer Center is located on the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital campus. In addition to physician offices, the Center includes three linear accelerators, a well-equipped chemotherapy administration area, outdoor healing garden, chapel, caf
