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November 15, 2006
Dr. Kathy J. Helzlsouer, Director of The Prevention and Research Center, Mercy Medical Center, 11-17-06
Dr. Kathy J. Helzlsouer, M.D., M.H.S., is Director of The Prevention and Research Center at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Specializing in epidemiology and medical oncology, Dr. Helzlsouer previously served as Director of Prevention Programs at The Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center. She is adjunct Professor of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Helzlsouer has numerous clinical publications and presentations to her credit and is internationally recognized for particular expertise in clinical epidemiology, cancer epidemiology and cancer prevention.
Dr. Helzlsouer joined Mercy in October 2004 to spearhead Mercy's efforts to expand the base of knowledge and research in women's health, cancer risk assessment and prevention. She currently serves on several advisory boards including the American Cancer Society's Nutrition Cohort Study, the PDQ Cancer Screening and Prevention Committee of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and the editorial board of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Mercy Medical Center is a university affiliated medical facility founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1874 and located in downtown Baltimore City at 301 St. Paul Street. A teaching hospital for the residents program for the University of Maryland Medical School, Mercy has been named one of the top 100 hospitals in the nation and among the ten best centers for women's health care. Mercy is home to the nationally acclaimed Weinberg Center for Women's Health and Medicine under the medical direction of world renowned gynecologic oncologist Dr. Neil B. Rosenshein.
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