Efrat Dotan, MD, MTR starts her day with a mantra: Provide the best cancer care to Lancaster County. Her mornings, before seeing patients and attending executive meetings, are a time to focus on the evolving needs of patients and building a seamless bridge between community-based care and academic medicine.
It's been about a year since she stepped in as the executive medical director of The Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute (ABBCI) at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, and she said she feels like she has been totally integrated into the tight community of Lancaster. She calls working at ABBCI a privilege.
"I am amazed by the care patients receive, from the time you walk through the door and are greeted by one of our volunteers, to the holistic treatment options to support radiation, proton therapy, or CAR T, the team goes above and beyond," Dotan said.
She is impressed by the level of support for patients beyond traditional cancer treatment. It's an effort and attention to detail that inspires and informs her new role. Dotan's charge is to elevate the institute to new heights, while drawing on her experience as a leading cancer doctor.
