Breast surgeon Dr. Lisa D. Curcio has joined Nuvance Health to establish a breast surgery program at Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck. Curcio will also see patients for office visits at Nuvance Healthâs Kingston Multispecialty Center in Kingston.
Curcio decided to specialize in breast surgical oncology after she was diagnosed with breast cancer when she was 38 years old.
Curcio also has a special interest in survivorship and breast cancer prevention, including the role of genetic testing.
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Before joining Nuvance Health, Curcio practiced at Memorial Care Medical Group and was medical director of surgical services at Breastlink in Laguna Hills, California. Curcio completed a surgical oncology fellowship at City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, California; and a general surgery residency and an internship at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C. Curcio earned a medical degree from George Washington University Medical School,
Naval Hospital Pensacola tapped to be 1 of 16 COVID vaccine sites in country Jim Thompson, Northwest Florida Daily News
PENSACOLA Even before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday it would grant emergency use authorization to the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and German partner BioNTech, the Department of Defense (DoD) was announcing its plans for a pilot program to distribute the vaccine to military and other DoD personnel.
Under the plan, Naval Hospital Pensacola will be one of 16 distribution sites across the country. The hospital is standing by for additional guidance from the DoD, according to Marcus Henry, the hospital s public affairs officer.