NEW YORK, NY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2008 – Kevin Sullivan, MD has joined the Medical Oncology Department St. Vincent’s Comprehensive Cancer Center (SVCCC) as a specialist in Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, Gynecological and HIV-related malignancies including Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Kaposi Sarcoma, and Anal Cancer. The SVCCC is always in search of bringing in the top professionals in order to continue the overall growth and to ensure the ultimate in cancer healthcare. Dr. Sullivan recently completed a Fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Manhattan. Prior to that, he completed a Categorical Internal Medicine Residency and Internship in Internal Medicine, also at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Manhattan. He graduated from Binghamton University (SUNY) in 1996 where he received a B.S. in Biological Sciences. He continued his medical education at New York Medical College in Valhalla, NY, where he graduated in 2002.
Board certified in Internal Medicine and soon-to-be certified in Medical Oncology, Dr. Sullivan, effectively and efficiently diagnoses and treats diseases. He is a contributing author of “Diagnosis and Multimodality Management of Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer,” “Spectrum of Thromboses in Patients with Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) Polymorphisms: Continuing Controversy” and “Plasma exchange after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in multiple myeloma to reduce renal insufficiency.” “.” Dr. Sullivan brings up-to-date education and experience in oncology to his patients at SVCCC. Dr. Sullivan received two impressive awards. In 2000 he was honored with the David S. Gerbarg, MD Memorial Award, which is awarded to a first or second year student from the Hudson Valley, NY that has demonstrated outstanding academic achievement. Then this year in June 2008, he was awarded the Peter Cyrus-Rizzo III Resident/Fellow Research Awards 2nd Place for “Spectrum of Thromboses in Patients with Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) Polymorphisms: Continuing Controversy.”
For more information about St. Vincent’s Comprehensive Cancer Center call 1-888-44-CANCER or visit www.svccc.com. St. Vincent’s Comprehensive Cancer Center (SVCCC) provides individualized, comprehensive cancer care. A team of highly skilled professionals assists patients with every aspect of cancer care, including prevention, diagnosis, treatment and recovery. SVCCC has some of the country’s most accomplished cancer specialists, the latest treatment breakthroughs, an active clinical research program, and a fully integrated, multidisciplinary approach to care. The challenges faced by people with cancer and their families are met with a full range of complementary support services to help them through this very difficult time. The treatment area is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week with an expert nursing staff that help patients manage issues that arise after treatment.
About Saint Vincent’s Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers (Saint Vincent’s) is anchored by St. Vincent’s Hospital Manhattan, an academic medical center located in Greenwich Village and the only emergency room on the Westside of Manhattan from Midtown to Tribeca, St. Vincent’s Westchester, a behavioral health hospital in Westchester County, and continuing care services that include two skilled nursing facilities in Brooklyn, another on Staten Island, a hospice, and a home health agency serving the Metropolitan New York area. Its behavioral health services also provide supportive housing programs for people with mental illness throughout the Metropolitan area. Saint Vincent’s is the designated provider for the New York and New Jersey region of the US Family Health Plan sponsored by the US Department of Defense. Saint Vincent’s serves as the academic medical center of New York Medical College in New York City. The healthcare organization is sponsored by the Roman Catholic Bishop of
Brooklyn and the president of the Sisters of Charity of New York.
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