Fox Chase Cancer Center

22/08/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 22/08/2024 22:05

Fox Chase Cancer Center Welcomes Dr. Leah Grandi Holben

August 22, 2024
Fox Chase Cancer Center is pleased to announce the hiring of Leah Grandi Holben, MD, as an Assistant Professor in the General Oncology Program.

PHILADELPHIA (August 22, 2024) - Fox Chase Cancer Center is pleased to announce the hiring of Leah Grandi Holben, MD, as an Assistant Professor in the General Hematology/Oncology Program. She will see patients at Fox Chase Cancer Center at Chestnut Hill Hospital.

Holben is joining Fox Chase following the completion of a hematology/oncology fellowship at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania, where she served as chief fellow in her final year. Prior to that, she completed an internal medicine residency at Temple University Hospital.

Holben earned her medical degree from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University following the completion of her bachelor's degree in health sciences from Gettysburg College.

During her training, Holben was involved in research projects in areas such as melanoma, lung cancer, and the effects of cannabis and opioids on cancer patients. Holben has also created and contributed to several publications and presentations as well.

In her free time, Holben attends "troops" with Garrison Carida (501st Legion), Kyber Base (Rebel Legion) and Mav Oya'la Clan (Mandalorian Mercs), which are all volunteer Star Wars costuming groups that spread smiles at charity events, community days, and sporting events throughout Central and Eastern Pennsylvania.

Fox Chase Cancer Center (Fox Chase), which includes the Institute for Cancer Research and the American Oncologic Hospital and is a part of Temple Health, is one of the leading comprehensive cancer centers in the United States. Founded in 1904 in Philadelphia as one of the nation's first cancer hospitals, Fox Chase was also among the first institutions to be designated a National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Center in 1974. Fox Chase is also one of just 10 members of the Alliance of Dedicated Cancer Centers. Fox Chase researchers have won the highest awards in their fields, including two Nobel Prizes. Fox Chase physicians are also routinely recognized in national rankings, and the Center's nursing program has received the Magnet recognition for excellence six consecutive times. Today, Fox Chase conducts a broad array of nationally competitive basic, translational, and clinical research, with special programs in cancer prevention, detection, survivorship, and community outreach. It is the policy of Fox Chase Cancer Center that there shall be no exclusion from, or participation in, and no one denied the benefits of, the delivery of quality medical care on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, disability, age, ancestry, color, national origin, physical ability, level of education, or source of payment.

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