Patient Advocate Foundation Bo Zhao, MD, PhD, Medical Oncology and Hematology, Virginia Oncology Associates Fighting cancer and other serious illnesses is difficult enough without factoring in stressors such as financial insecurity, insurance denials and a lack of social support. Enter the Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF), a Hampton-based nonprofit that works with … [Read more...] about My Favorite Charity Fall 2024
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My Favorite Charity Spring 2024
My Favorite Charity Spring 2024The Hampton Roads Prostate Health Forum Mark T. Fleming, MD, Virginia Oncology Associates; and Charlie Hill, Co-Founder and Cancer Survivor Back in 2006, prostate cancer survivor Charlie Hill was at an appointment with Mark Fleming, MD, a national expert on the disease, when their conversation turned to the lack of educational and screening … [Read more...] about My Favorite Charity Spring 2024
My Favorite Charity Winter 2024
Judeo-Christian Outreach Center, Virginia Beach Alexander M. Sailon, MD, North Beach Plastic Surgery To Dr. Alexander Sailon and his partners at North Beach Plastic Surgery, homelessness is a tragedy that could reasonably strike just about anyone. Supporting the Judeo-Christian Outreach Center (JCOC) in Virginia Beach, then, is an easy choice for the … [Read more...] about My Favorite Charity Winter 2024
My Favorite Charity Summer 2023
Robert R. Harding, MD, Riverside Medical Group At a time of razor-thin healthcare margins, the Riverside Foundation aims to fill gaps in funding to give local patients, providers and facilities the resources they need to receive and deliver superior care. The 501(c)(3) nonprofit, founded in 1999, has assisted patients with medication, transportation and durable medical … [Read more...] about My Favorite Charity Summer 2023
My Favorite Charity Spring 2023
Anthony Carter, MD, FAAOSOne World Surgery Dr. Anthony Carter of Hampton Roads Orthopaedics Spine & Sports Medicine traveled late last summer with One World Surgery to provide life-changing hip and knee replacements to patients in Honduras. Over four days, Dr. Carter, his surgery team and three other surgeons from the United States performed 44 procedures—changing the … [Read more...] about My Favorite Charity Spring 2023
