Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Welcomes New Radiation Oncologist
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(Baton Rouge) - Charles G. Wood, MD is the newest physician to join Southeast Louisiana Radiation Oncology Group (SLROG) practicing at Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center. He joins Drs. Robert Fields, Gregory Henkelmann, Sheldon Johnson, Maurice King, Renee Levine and Kenneth Lo. A Baton Rouge native and summa cum laude graduate of LSU, Wood received his Medical Doctorate from the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in Shreveport where he was class Valedictorian. Immediately prior to his arrival at Mary Bird Perkins, Wood served as chief resident of the department of radiation oncology at the University of Pennsylvania while completing his radiation oncology residency program.
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About Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center:
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center has been fighting cancer for over 35 years. It is the only independent, nonprofit cancer treatment, education and research facility in Louisiana providing state-of–the-art radiation therapy to all community residents regardless of ability to pay. Mary Bird Perkins has integrated cancer programs with Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center in Baton Rouge and St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington. These programs are accredited by the American College of Surgeons – the gold standard for community-based cancer care. The Center also enjoys a long-standing relationship with North Oaks Hospital in Hammond.
About the C.A.R.E. Network:
The mission of the C.A.R.E. Network (Cancer Support Services, Awareness and Education, Research and Early Detection) is to lessen the burden of cancer in the community. Established in 2002, it is funded by gifts from the community and provides hundreds of programs and services, including free cancer screenings, to thousands of people every year. The research and academic medical physics partnership with MBP and Louisiana State University is also funded in part by the C.A.R.E. Network. The Center has locations in Baton Rouge, Covington and Hammond.
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