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special clinical section: ONCOLOgy "At the end of the day, what matters is not our people or our facilities, but what we are doing inside the facility — that vision that tells us 'We must do better; we must get to the next step in cancer treatment.'" — Dan Costin, mD, FaCP, Founder of Cancer and Blood specialists of new york and medical Director of White Plains hospital Cancer Program "We constantly use technology, email, phone — everything at our finger tips — to maintain communication with other physicians and to stay up to date with the most modern advances," she says. "Each patient is given 100 percent attention when we take care of him or her. We give the best care in a warm, friendly atmosphere where patients and their families feel informed and well-guided, with a team of supportive professionals around them." During the same two decades, Dan Costin, MD, FACP, was building another practice: Westchester Institute for the Treatment of Cancer and Blood Disorders, now White Plains Hospital Physician Associates Cancer and Blood Specialists of New York. He also began working closely with White Plains Hospital on research studies and clinical trials to improve the effectiveness and reduce the toxicity of cancer care. In addition to holding numerous cancer care administrative positions in the area, Dr. Costin focuses with fierce intensity on research and the continuous improvement of cancer treatments for present and future patients. "We have lived through a really amazing time in cancer treatment," says Dr. Costin, who serves as Medical Director of White Plains Hospital's Cancer Program as well Dr. sadan consults with her patient. as founder of Cancer and Blood Specialists of New York, now part of White Plains Hospital Physician Associates. "There is still so much we need to do. Part of our passion is to give absolutely the best care to all our patients; physicians must give up-to-date, cutting-edge care while also learning something that will help the next patient a year from now or five years from now. Our mission is to have a cancer program in which patients receive care but also have access to interesting, innovative and exciting new protocols that push the envelope of therapy to the next level for future patients." Attention to immediate human detail and cancer care focused on the future — the two practices had just the strengths to complement each other when they joined forces under the auspices of White Plains Hospital's Cancer Program. "Before we joined White Plains Hospital Physician Associates, we had a staff of 30 people, from physicians to medical assistants and secretaries. We were standing on our own," Dr. Sadan says. "Yet, when we coupled with White Plains Hospital in January 2013, our practice and White Plains Hospital supported and nurtured one another to the extent that the fruits of our union resulted in expanded and expedited access to resources for our cancer patients." "Our two groups had many shared interests," Dr. Sadan says. The new union represents a pooling of wisdom and resources. The two practices share a tumor board and draw on White Plains Hospital's deep reservoir of specialists, including cardiologists, internists, infectious disease specialists and hospitalists, as well as strong radiology and pathology departments, all to manage care for complex cancer cases. The Power of Place White Plains Hospital's Cancer Program offers human touches that distinguish it from other programs in the region. Nurses and other patient care professionals are specially trained to help cancer patients. A certified patient navigator guides patients from diagnosis through treatment. Infusion treatment takes place in the Lowenthal Dr. Costin checks in with his patient in the Cancer and Blood specialists of new york infusion suite, located at White Plains hospital's Dickstein Cancer treatment Center. MDNEWs.COM ■ MD News Mid Hudson | 15

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