Lourdes Surgery Chief Named Officer for American Cancer Society, Eastern Division
Monday, July 2, 2007
Willingboro – Arnold Baskies, M.D., chief of the section of general,
oncologic and breast surgery at Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County,
has been named Chief Medical Officer for the American Cancer Society Eastern
Division, the largest division in the United States, which includes all of
New York State and New Jersey. In addition to providing medical leadership
to the Eastern Division,
Dr. Baskies will serve as the organization's public, legislative and media spokesman. Dr. Baskies is the recipient of major awards in cancer research, and is widely recognized in his role in providing leadership in cancer prevention and treatment in New Jersey.
In 2000, he was appointed by the governor to chair the Governor's Task Force on Cancer Prevention, Early Detection and Treatment. His task force authored the first comprehensive cancer control plan for New Jersey, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has designated the plan as a model for the rest of the country.
Dr. Baskies will continue in his role as a member of the Board of Directors of the Eastern Division of the American Cancer Society and serves on the American College of Surgeons Board of Regents prestigious Commission on Cancer, a consortium of professional organizations dedicated to reducing the morbidity and mortality of cancer through education, standard-setting and the monitoring of quality care.
Since 2006, Dr. Baskies has served as a member of the National Assembly of the American Cancer Society, the organization's nationwide governing body. The National Assembly elects the National Board of Directors and Officers and approves corporate Bylaw changes, Division charters, and charter requirements; elects the Nominating Committee; and approves the Division of Funds Policy.
Dr. Baskies has been on the medical staff at Lourdes for 25 years and has treated more than 2,000 patients with breast cancer.
Dr. Baskies will serve as the organization's public, legislative and media spokesman. Dr. Baskies is the recipient of major awards in cancer research, and is widely recognized in his role in providing leadership in cancer prevention and treatment in New Jersey.
In 2000, he was appointed by the governor to chair the Governor's Task Force on Cancer Prevention, Early Detection and Treatment. His task force authored the first comprehensive cancer control plan for New Jersey, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has designated the plan as a model for the rest of the country.
Dr. Baskies will continue in his role as a member of the Board of Directors of the Eastern Division of the American Cancer Society and serves on the American College of Surgeons Board of Regents prestigious Commission on Cancer, a consortium of professional organizations dedicated to reducing the morbidity and mortality of cancer through education, standard-setting and the monitoring of quality care.
Since 2006, Dr. Baskies has served as a member of the National Assembly of the American Cancer Society, the organization's nationwide governing body. The National Assembly elects the National Board of Directors and Officers and approves corporate Bylaw changes, Division charters, and charter requirements; elects the Nominating Committee; and approves the Division of Funds Policy.
Dr. Baskies has been on the medical staff at Lourdes for 25 years and has treated more than 2,000 patients with breast cancer.
