News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 17, 2013
MEDIA CONTACT: Stephanie Poyant
Public Information Officer
Southcoast Health System
Office: 508-961-5280
Cell: 774-634-1460
poyants@southcoast.org
www.southcoast.org/news/releases/
Southcoast surgeon Victor Pricolo, MD, FACS, appointed Cancer
Physician Liaison for the Commission on Cancer
CHICAGO — Surgeon Victor Pricolo, MD, FACS, Chief of General Surgery and
Colorectal Surgery at Southcoast™ Health System, has received a three-year appointment from
the Commission on Cancer as Cancer Liaison Physician for the cancer program at Southcoast.
Cancer Liaison Physicians serve a fundamental role in cancer programs accredited by the
American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC).
Dr. Pricolo will be responsible for providing leadership for CoC initiatives within the
Southcoast Hospitals Group program, and for collaborating with agencies such as the American
Cancer Society on behalf of Southcoast. He will also evaluate, interpret and report data from the
Southcoast cancer program to the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB). This serves to bring
quality improvements to cancer care for patients based on data findings.
Dr. Pricolo received his medical degree from the University of Milan, Italy, and
completed a surgical residency at Rhode Island Hospital, Brown Medical School in Providence,
R.I. He had additional training in surgical research and metabolism, gastrointestinal endoscopy
and colon and rectal surgery. Dr. Pricolo is a diplomat of the American Board of Surgery. He has
lectured nationally and internationally, published over 100 peer-reviewed articles and is actively
involved in research protocols to improve treatment outcome and quality of life for patients with
a variety of benign and malignant intestinal conditions.
Dr. Pricolo is one of 1,500 volunteering physicians appointed nation-wide to serve as a
Cancer Liaison Physician for the CoC. The CoC is a consortium of professional organizations
dedicated to improving survival and quality of life for cancer patients through standard-setting,
prevention, research, education, and monitoring of comprehensive quality care. For more
information on the Cancer Liaison Program, please visit http://www.facs.org/cancer.
About Southcoast Centers for Cancer Care
Southcoast Centers for Cancer Care located in Fall River and Fairhaven feature the latest
technology in radiation therapy and medical oncology. Highlights of the state of the art facilities
include the very latest technology in radiation therapy and medical oncology, advanced
diagnostic imaging, fully electronic health records, and spacious semi-private infusion bays.
Radiation Oncology services include intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT),
stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) as well as High Dose
Rate Brachytherapy (HDR) for Skin and Breast Cancer.
The Southcoast Centers for Cancer Care offer patients a seamless continuum of care
throughout Southcoast Health System — a program that supports not only patients’ medical
needs, but also their emotional and social needs. The care delivered at the centers is
complimented by an outstanding cancer team, which includes dedicated medical and radiation
oncologists, oncology nurse practitioners and chemotherapy certified nurses, patient navigators,
social workers and nutritionists.
Southcoast Centers for Cancer Care has formed an exclusive regional affiliation with MD
Anderson Physicians Network®. MD Anderson Physicians Network is a subsidiary of The
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, one of the world’s most respected leaders in
cancer care and ranked No. 1 in the nation, by U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Cancer
Hospitals” survey. Combining the region’s top cancer provider with the expertise of the nation’s
leader in cancer care, Southcoast Centers for Cancer Care offers new hope and state-of-the-art
care for cancer patients in the South Coast region.
For more information on Southcoast’s cancer services visit
www.southcoast.org/cancercare/.
About Southcoast Health System & Southcoast Hospitals Group
Southcoast Health System is a community based health delivery system with multiple
access points, offering an integrated continuum of health services throughout Southeastern
Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It includes the three hospitals that make up Southcoast
Hospitals Group — Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, St. Luke’s Hospital in New
Bedford and Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
Southcoast provides advanced clinical services, such as open heart surgery, angioplasty
and heart rhythm services, comprehensive cancer care, neurosurgery, weight loss surgery,
orthopedic surgery, advanced imaging services and is the only provider of maternity services in
the region. Southcoast is a not-for-profit charitable organization that depends on the support of
the community to provide services. More information is available online at
www.southcoast.org. Connect to Southcoast through social media
at www.southcoast.org/connect/.
Southcoast™ is a trademark of Southcoast Health System Inc.
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