Cancer Care Network Team
Susan Walsh
Executive Director, Affiliate Network
Edward Kim, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Cancer Care Network
Medical Director, Office of Clinical Research
Associate Director, MD/PhD Program, UC Davis School of Medicine
Ashley Tydon
Deputy Director, Cancer Care Network
| Clinical Research Operations Staff: |
| Lavpreet Deol, M.D. Clinical Research Coordinator |
| Ariel Hively, M.A. Quality Assurance Officer |
| Rachel Kitchen, CCRP Senior Regulatory Affairs Coordinator |
| Catherine Poggio, CCRP Clinical Research Coordinator |
Celia Peña, R.N., B.S.N., C.P.H.O.N.
Oncology Clinical Nurse Educator
| Kara Mullin Administrative Officer III |
| Elvia Maldonado Referral Coordinator |
| Carol Pugh, CPC, CHONC, ROCC, CPMA Oncology Coder |
| Byannaize Walker, ROCC Oncology Coder |
An Innovative Approach
The UC Davis Cancer Care Network (CCN) began in 1999, when UC Davis Health was invited by a California community, Marysville, to partner in the development of localized cancer centers. In 2000, the Rideout Cancer Center in Marysville opened as an affiliate of the CCN. From this initial affiliation, the CCN has grown and established additional partnerships in Northern California: the Gene Upshaw Memorial Cancer Center in Truckee, Barton Oncology in South Lake Tahoe, and the Marshall Cancer Center in Cameron Park.
Over the years, comprehensive network services evolved to include access to clinical trials, virtual tumor boards, nursing education, and the highest quality oncology care.
Affiliates: United by Collaboration
The UC Davis Cancer Care Network is a unique partnership among cancer centers around Northern and Central California where we work together to offer patients world-class, leading-edge oncology care close to home. Hospital-based community cancer centers become affiliates of the UC Davis Cancer Care Network through an evaluation process led by UC Davis. By synergizing the strengths of an academic health system with local, community-based care, the network formalizes the commitment to collaboration with community providers by promoting the delivery of advanced, quality care across the region.
