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n Atrium Health Earns Multiple Honors to offer best-in-class clinical treatments, medical degree from the Medical College of
conduct groundbreaking research and provide Georgia. Nicholson earned a master’s degree in
by U.S. News & World Report education to the next generation of oncologists, public health at George Washington University
while delivering the highest quality care in the and trained in pediatrics and pediatric
Including Top Hospital in Charlotte most compassionate way to our patients,” says hematology/oncology at Children’s National
Derek Raghavan, MD, president of Levine Medical Center in Washington, D.C., where
and Best in Cancer Care Cancer Institute. “Our network covers two he became the founding clinical director of the
states and enrolls more than 1,000 patients into Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Program. He also
Atrium Health’s Carolinas Medical Center cancer studies each year. This region should trained in cancer epidemiology at the National
is recognized by U.S. News & World Report be so grateful to Leon and Sandra Levine and Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md. He has co-
as the “Best Hospital” in the Charlotte metro others for their direct support which allowed authored more than 50 articles and reports
region for a fourth consecutive year. New to the LCI to be created.” related to childhood cancers and has served in
2020-2021 rankings, Atrium Health’s Levine numerous leadership roles with several national
Cancer Institute is named among the best in n Robert Tillman, MD, Joins Atrium pediatric societies. Currently, as president of
the nation for cancer care and is the only cancer Health Levine Children’s Pediatric Atrium Health Levine Children’s, Nicholson
institute in Charlotte to be given this distinction. Pulmonology Program oversees pediatric physicians and practices at
Levine Children’s Hospital and Jeff Gordon
“We are grateful for the expertise and Robert Tillman, MD, joins Atrium Health Children’s Hospital. He serves on the board of
experience of our physicians and clinical staff Levine Children’s as the newest pediatric directors for the American Board of Pediatrics
who have been delivering compassionate pulmonologist. Originally from Georgia, Dr. and is immediate past-chair of the Pediatric
care and improving the lives of patients for Hematology/Oncology sub-board.
nearly 80 years,” says Vicki Block, president Tillman completed medical school
of the Central Division for Atrium Health. and pediatric residency at Medical n Intraoperative MRI Technology
“The credit for achieving the ‘Best Hospital’ College of Georgia in Augusta.
ranking four years running belongs to our During his residency, Tillman Revolutionizing Neuroscience Care
patient-centered care teams, our administration found passion for the interaction
and to all teammates who ensure our patients of technology and patients. He at Atrium Health
have the best possible experience — not just RobertTillman,MD then attended Texas Children’s
at Carolinas Medical Center, but across all of – Baylor College of Medicine for his fellowship Atrium Health’s new intraoperative MRI
Atrium Health.” training, staying on as faculty for two years before (iMRI) technology puts the hospital system on
moving to Charlotte. While at Texas Children’s, the forefront of advanced imaging, becoming
Carolinas Medical Center is the largest Tillman expanded his interests to include the first hospital in the region to obtain and apply
hospital in the Charlotte region; serves as bronchopulmonary dysplasia, chronic lung such technology. With iMRI, neurosurgeons
this area’s only Level I Trauma center; and disease of prematurity, congenital diaphragmatic practicing at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical
is an approved transplant center for heart, hernia and pulmonary hypertension. Center are able to operate with real-time
kidney, pancreas and liver, performing more information from more accurate images and
than 200 transplants annually. It also serves n Atrium Health Levine Children’s access these images more efficiently.
as one of the only academic medical center President, Stacy Nicholson, MD,
teaching hospitals in North Carolina, providing MPH, Receives Lifetime “From a diagnostic standpoint, particularly
residency training for more than 200 physicians Achievement Award in diseases of the brain and spine, imaging
in 15 specialties. is everything,” says Anthony Asher, MD,
Stacy Nicholson, MD, MPH, president president of Atrium Health Neurosciences
n Levine Cancer Institute: Ranked Among of Atrium Health Levine Children’s, was Institute. “From the standpoint of treatment,
awarded Habersham Central High School’s these advanced imaging technologies, when
the Best Nationally for Cancer Care Lifetime Achievement Award. The annual combined with other surgical tools such as
award is presented to a graduate of Habersham image-based navigation, provide us with a
This year marks the first appearance for Central, located in Mt. Airy, Ga., who has had number of essential capabilities — first and
Atrium Health’s Levine Cancer Institute (LCI) significant impact within his or her profession foremost being the ability to achieve millimeter
on U.S. News & World Report’s national “Best and community over an extended period. The accuracy when plotting surgical trajectories in
Hospitals for Cancer Care” list. Levine Cancer award also is designed to serve as inspiration and around the brain.”
Institute’s mission is to eliminate the barriers to current students and highlight the exemplary
that separate cancer patients from high-quality educational foundation offered at Habersham Dr. Asher estimates that, at this point, only
cancer care, providing them with the treatment Central. At the high school, Dr. Nicholson about 80 hospitals in the country have iMRI
they need close to where they live. was a Governor’s Honors finalist, a two-year technology, although that number is sure to
letterman in football as an offensive lineman increase over the coming years. Adopting this
“This national recognition is a testament and manager for the basketball team. After high technology after its efficacy has been established,
to Levine Cancer Institute’s commitment school, he earned an undergraduate degree in but still early in its overall adoption by the broader
mathematics from Furman University and a medical community, aligns with Atrium Health’s
forward-thinking culture and willingness to
engage with innovative techniques.
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