UP Health System in Marquette announced the hiring of a new medical director for its cancer center.
Dr. Phillip Lowry will take on that role, as well as being a clinical liaison with the Duke Cancer Network, which
UPHS-Marquette affiliated with in 2014. He's board certified in hematology and oncology and will see patients in Marquette and Escanaba, as well as lead the UPHS Cancer Center clinical team.
Most recently, Lowry was chief medical director of hematology and oncology at Guthrie Clinic in Sayre, Pennsylvania, and previously was the medical director of the Centre Medical and Surgical Associates Cancer Program in State College, Pennsylvania.
He received his undergraduate degree at Harvard College and his medical degree from Yale University School of Medicine. He also completed a residency in internal medicine and a hematology and oncology fellowship at the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center.
"I am excited to join the Upper Peninsula Health System for many reasons," Lowry says. "The area is physically stunning and the people I have met so far are delightful. Cancer treatment here has already reached excellent levels with national recognition of that, but the partnership with the Duke University Cancer Network promises to move that to the absolute cutting edge of care."
He adds, "The very geography that is so beautiful is also a challenge--patients in the Upper Peninsula must travel great distances to get great care. I hope to work with the team here to bring that care as close as possible to where patients live and have their families and support systems in place."
Writer: Sam Eggleston
Source: UP Health System
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