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Edward Farhangi, M.D., radiation oncologist, Medical Director of Radiation Oncology; James R. Nitzkorski, M.D., surgical oncologist; and John Choi, M.S., M.D., general, minimally invasive and colorectal surgeon, of Health Quest Medical Practice JAMES R. NITZKORSKI, M.D., SURGICAL ONCOLOGIST WITH HEALTH QUEST MEDICAL PRACTICE, CHOSE TO DEDICATE HIS CAREER TO THE TREATMENT OF CANCER AFTER HIS FATHER PASSED AWAY FROM THE DISEASE. THE PASSION AND ADVANCED SKILL THE HUDSON VALLEY NATIVE BRINGS TO HIS PRACTICE ARE MIRRORED IN THE WORK HIS COLLEAGUES ACROSS THE HEALTH QUEST SYSTEM OFFER PATIENTS THROUGH UNIQUE SURGICAL TECHNIQUES AND A TRULY COLLABORATIVE MODEL OF CANCER CARE. 14 | Mid Hudson MD NEWS ■ MDNEWS.COM The Culture of C Comprehensive, Collaborative Cancer Care: Oncology at Health Quest ANCER SERVICES AT Health Quest are provided through both designated centers and individual private practice and employed physician offices. Its care centers include the Dyson Center for Cancer Care, located at Vassar Brothers Medical Center; the Breast Care Center, located at Northern Dutchess Hospital; and the Wagner Cancer Pavilion, located at Putnam Hospital Center. Physicians typically perform major surgeries at one of the three hospitals, and the 10 offices of Health Quest Medical Practice provide consulta- tions, outpatient procedures and follow-up care in patients' communities. Services offered at the centers and physician offices fill needs that span the cancer care timeline. Patients can conveniently participate in community screening and education programs. Those with a family history of breast, colon, endometrial, ovarian or pancreatic cancers or melanoma may receive genetics counseling and risk assessments. Patients have access to a wealth of diagnostic services — including dedicated breast imaging, image-guided biopsies and interventional radiologic procedures — and sophisticated treatment techniques such as da Vinci robotic surgery, infusion therapy, minimally invasive colorectal surgery and TomoTherapy. Following an individually tailored plan of the three major cancer therapies — surgery, medical oncology and radiation oncology — patients are assisted through recovery with rehabilitative therapies such as lymphedema management and physical therapy, as well as nutritional counseling, a resource library and PHOTOS © DON DEMPSEY, WHITE LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: ONCOLOGY