Dr. West - first among his peers! - 1257044

JimC
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It should come as no surprise to those of us whom he has helped so much, but recently Dr. West was recognized as the doctor most often mentioned by his peers in conversations about lung cancer: http://blog.wcgworld.com/2013/06/doctors-and-social-oncology-the-mds-mo…

One could call this an honor, but beyond that it is well-deserved acknowledgement of the ground-breaking work Dr. West has done in creating GRACE and continuing to expand its usefulness.

Congratulations, Dr. West!

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Reply # - June 6, 2013, 02:12 PM

dkm5859
Posts: 89

Congratulations Dr. West!! Well deserved!! I wish more people could have at least some of your dedication, caring and knowledge as the world would be a much better place. Again..thank you for all you do and for the great person you are!

Reply # - June 6, 2013, 05:38 PM

cards7up
Posts: 636

This is definitely an honor to be chosen number one by your peers! Congratulations Dr. West! And we all thank you for all you do in your field and personally to help all of us out here!
Take care, Judy

Reply # - June 6, 2013, 11:01 PM

Dr West
Posts: 4735

Wow, thanks so much...I was really surprised to see that link. I don't mean to be too modest, but there are really very few lung cancer specialists out in the social media space, so I think I almost won by being the only person who showed up.

Still, I think this is where things are going, and I do know that my lung cancer colleagues do respect what all of us are doing here at GRACE.

Thanks again.

-Dr. West

Reply # - June 7, 2013, 07:09 AM

chebird
Posts: 104

You won because you were the only person who showed up. hehe

I wonder if you really understand the valuable service you offer here. This site has so helped my family through the nightmare of lung cancer. The lc oncologist whom we saw yesterday was amazed at what I knew.

You are SAVING lives!

Blessings,

Holly

Reply # - June 7, 2013, 10:09 AM

dbrock
Posts: 162

Operations Director, GRACE

 

Congrats, Jack. You really should be proud. You give people the tools to help themselves, which is a winning formula. You deserve the recognition even if you were the only one at the party.

But we know that is not the reason .... :)
D

Operations Director for GRACE. Have worked with cancerGRACE.org since July 2009.  Became involved as a caregiver to my best friend, and quickly came to see that GRACE is filling a need in the area of cancer education. 

Reply # - June 7, 2013, 11:56 AM

primarymark
Posts: 61

Kudos Dr. West! Your dedication to this field is abundantly evident and it's great to see you recognized not only by patients and family members here on GRACE, but by your medical peers. :)

Reply # - June 7, 2013, 10:49 PM

dongsheng
Posts: 21

Congratulations Dr.West ! You've done a remarkable job in educating patients and inspring patients to seek education. This changes the landscape of cancer treatment as you pointed out in one of the video.
well-deserved acknowledgement

Reply # - June 8, 2013, 10:50 AM

marisa93
Posts: 215

Congratulations Dr. West!!!!! I think you deserve every bit of acknowledgement you receive and then some!

Just knowing what you do for the folks here on GRACE, I can imagine the dedication you have to your own patients and their families and that makes you stand out!!!!

Thank you for all that you do,

Lisa

Reply # - June 8, 2013, 02:12 PM

slimer
Posts: 43

Yes, well deserved. Not only the advice, clarifications from you and your colleagues here, but important reviews like your review of the Point Break results and the MSK radiology study help patients navigate through their medical treatments. And sure couldn't hurt more oncologists to tune in here. Andale! Dr. West.

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