Mary F. Fay, RN, BSN
Nurse Manager, Mass General Cancer Center at Emerson-Bethke Hospital | 2013
An esteemed unit nurse leader at the Mass General Cancer Center at Emerson-Bethke Hospital in Concord, Mass., Mary Fay, RN, BSN, joined the Mass…
Pamela Manikas Washek
Community Organizer | 2013
Pamela (Pam) Manikas Washek lost her decade-long battle against cancer in December 2012. Yet, during her life the disease provided her with a direction and…
Stephanie Quinn, MSW, LICSW
Oncology Clinical Social Worker | 2013
Every day, clinical social worker Stephanie Quinn, MSW, LICSW, goes above and beyond to meet the needs of our patients and families in the…
Ellen Sigal, PhD
Advocate | 2013
With boundless energy and a hearty dose of business savvy, Ellen Sigal, PhD, is advancing cancer research. After losing her sister to breast cancer,…
Lori Wirth
Medical Director, Center for Head and Neck Cancers | 2013
Believing that anyone living with cancer and its treatment could use an uplifting and joyful experience, Dr. Lori Wirth connects them with Sailing Heals,…
Bruce A. Chabner, MD
Director of Clinical Research | 2013
Patients and colleagues alike revere Dr. Bruce Chabner, who since 1995 has served as director of Clinical Research and chief of Hematology-Oncology at Mass…
Kathleen Lopez, RN
Staff Nurse, White 7 | 2013
A cancer diagnosis never arrives at a good time. Joanie learned of her pancreatic cancer diagnosis at a particularly difficult time — just days…
Dell, Inc.
Corporation | 2013
The Dell slogan, “Powering the possible,” applies to the company’s corporate social responsibility initiatives, but it’s especially illustrative for children’s cancer care. For decades,…
Kathy Giusti
Founder, Charitable Foundation | 2013
The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) was founded by Karen Giusti and her identical twin sister Karen Andrews in 1998 soon after Kathy was…
Cristina R. Ferrone, MD
Associate Program Director of the Surgical Residency Program, Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery | 2013
Cristina Ferrone, MD, is a surgeon at Mass General who specializes in treating patients with gastrointestinal cancers. “Dr. Ferrone represents the next generation of…










