NEW ORLEANS – The LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center has strategically expanded its Cancer Clinical Trials Office, reinforcing its commitment to bringing cutting-edge cancer treatments closer to patients across Louisiana.
The enhanced office, led by Dr. Patrick Ma, Associate Director of Clinical Research, alongside Medical Director Dr. Yazmin Odia and Administrative Director Eileen Mederos, RN, will oversee and coordinate cancer clinical trials across the LSU Health system of hospitals where the LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center performs clinical research.
Recruited from leading academic medical centers, Dr. Ma (Penn State Health Hershey Medical Center, Penn State University) and Dr. Odia (Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute), bring extensive expertise in clinical-translational research leadership and trial development, reinforcing the Cancer Center’s investment in building National Cancer Institute (NCI)-level capacity in Louisiana…