Skyline Medical Center Names New Commission on Cancer Liaison Physician

Left: Gregory Neal, M.D. Right: Thomas B. Taylor, M.D.

Cancer Liaison Physicians (CLPs) are volunteer physicians responsible for providing the leadership and direction to establish, maintain, and support their facility's cancer program. They are charged with the task of spearheading Commission on Cancer (CoC) activities at the facility and community level. CLPs are CoC approved cancer programs and serve a three-year term with eligibility to serve an unlimited number of terms.

Cancer Liaison Physician are leaders of the cancer program, someone that will support the facility's efforts in complying with and maintaining the CoC's standards, facilitate activities with the interests of the cancer patients, facility, and the community in mind, and dedicated to improving the quality of care delivered to the cancer patient.

Through The Sarah Cannon Cancer Center and its American College of Surgeons’ accredited cancer program, Skyline Medical Center provides a full range of services for preventing, diagnosing, and treating cancer, as well as comprehensive rehabilitation services.