Medical Oncology & Hematology Associates of Northern Virginia Joins Inova Medical Group

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FALLS CHURCH, VA – February 16, 2016 – Inova Medical Group this month announced that Medical Oncology & Hematology Associates of Northern Virginia will join its team of talented and experienced physicians employed by Inova. The practice, which brings five physicians, four nurse practitioners or physician assistants, and more than 50 support staff members, will have…

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Inova Dwight and Martha Schar Cancer Institute Names Deputy Director of Clinical Investigation

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Program to have strong focus on precision medicine FALLS CHURCH, VA – February 15, 2016 – The Inova Dwight and Martha Schar Cancer Institute recently named Joan H. Schiller, MD, the Institute’s first Deputy Director of Clinical Investigation. Widely published and internationally recognized for her work in lung cancer research, Dr. Schiller is the former division…

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Nationally Recognized Leader in Breast Surgery Joins Inova Dwight and Martha Schar Cancer Institute

  FALLS CHURCH, VA – February 5, 2016 – Nationally recognized and dedicated breast surgeon Stephanie Akbari, MD, recently joined the Inova Dwight and Martha Schar Cancer Institute (Inova Schar Cancer Institute) Breast Program, Inova Medical Group Breast Surgery, and the Inova Fairfax Hospital Department as the Director of the Applied Surgical Technology Center. The mission…

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Inova Dwight and Martha Schar Cancer Institute is First Cancer Center in the World to Achieve Four-year Accreditation for Radiation Oncology Services from ASTRO’s Accreditation Program for Excellence (APEx®)

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FALLS CHURCH, VA – December 21, 2015—Inova Dwight and Martha Schar Cancer Institute has demonstrated compliance with the standards of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Accreditation Program for Excellence (APEx®), effective September 1, 2015, for a four-year accreditation of their radiation oncology services. They are the first Cancer Center in the world to…

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Inova Dwight and Martha Schar Cancer Institute Names Leading Experts in Cancer Care, Research and Administration

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Inova Dwight and Martha Schar Cancer Institute (ISCI) names Jeanny Aragon-Ching, MD, Clinical Program Director of Genitourinary Cancers and (ISCI) names Thomas Graves, FACHE, Vice President for Cancer Services and ISCI Associate Director for Administration FALLS CHURCH, VA – October 28, 2015 – Inova today announced the addition of two leaders who will bring new…

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Inova Names James Wade, MD, Deputy Director for Quality and Network Development for the Inova Dwight and Martha Schar Cancer Institute

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FALLS CHURCH, VA – October 1, 2015 – Inova today announced that James Wade, MD, has been named Deputy Director for Quality and Network Development, Inova Dwight and Martha Schar Cancer Institute (ISCI). Dr. Wade is a medical oncologist with additional board certification in infectious diseases, and he holds a master’s of public health from Johns…

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Hybrid Academic-Community Cancer Centers Take Shape, MedPage Today, August 31, 2015

“An alternative cancer center model has been emerging at a number of healthcare institutions around the country that offers patients local access to more and earlier-phase clinical trials and better care than they might receive in traditional community settings, a MedPage Today investigation found. These new hybrid centers also provide oncologists an opportunity to practice…

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Inova Names Todd Stottlemyer as CEO, Inova Center for Personalized Health

FALLS CHURCH, VA – June 30, 2015 – Inova today announced that Todd Stottlemyer has been named Chief Executive Officer, Inova Center for Personalized Health (ICPH).  In this role, Stottlemyer will be responsible for developing and growing all activities on the 117-acre ICPH campus (formerly the ExxonMobil site in Falls Church) which includes the Inova Dwight…

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Inova Center for Personalized Health’s Cancer Program Receives $50 Million Gift

Donald (Skip) Trump, MD, named the Inova Dwight and Martha Schar Cancer Institute CEO & Executive Director FALLS CHURCH, VA. – Inova acknowledged today a $50 million gift from developer and philanthropist Dwight Schar launching the Inova Dwight and Martha Schar Cancer Institute. The center will anchor the new Inova Center for Personalized Health recently…

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