NC Cancer Hospital May 2008

Spotlight on Directors and New Faculty

Keith Amos Keith Amos, MD, is an assistant professor in the division of surgical oncology. He received his MD from Harvard Medical School. He also completed general surgery training at Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University in St. Louis and a surgical oncology fellowship at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. His clinical interests include the surgical treatment of breast, skin, and endocrine malignancies. Read profile.
Fran Collichio Fran Collichio, MD, is an associate professor in the division of hematology and oncology and serves as the medical director of the melanoma program. She received her MD from the University of Rochester in New York. She also completed an internal medicine residency and an oncology fellowship at the University of Rochester.
David Ollila David Ollila, MD, is an associate professor in the division of surgical oncology and serves as the surgical director for the melanoma program. He received his MD from the University of Cincinnati in Ohio. He completed training at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Ohio and at the John Wayne Cancer Institute in California. Read profile.
Lucille Purser Lucille Purser, RN, BSN, is an oncology nurse with clinical experience in the adult hematology/oncology program. She joined the Lineberger staff in the spring of 2007 and coordinates the melanoma and neuro-oncology trials. She shares coordinator duties for phase I trials with Kim Keller, RN.
Lucille Purser Emily Schwarz, MD, PhD, received her MD and PhD degrees from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. She completed an internal medicine internship and a dermatology residency at the University of North Carolina. She joined the dermatology department in July 2007 as a clinical assistant professor of dermatology and has interests in skin cancer, skin surgery, and pigmented lesions. 
Nancy Thomas Nancy Thomas, MD, PhD, is an associate professor in the department of dermatology. She is the director of the pigmented lesion clinic and is also the dermatology director of the melanoma program. She received her MD from the University Medical College in New York and her PhD from Rockefeller University in New York. Read profile.