About The Bay Area Tumor Institute

The Bay Area Tumor Institute is a non-profit California corporation dedicated to preventing cancer and to improving the treatment and care of adult and pediatric cancer patients in Alameda County and in geographically related areas of Contra Costa County in the San Francisco Bay Area. All major medical centers and hospitals, as well as most cancer specialists and oncology nurses in the region, participate in the cancer programs of the Institute.

The patient services of the Bay Area Tumor Institute are designed for residents of California’s San Francisco East Bay Area (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties), and would not be appropriate for those residing in other geographic areas. Nurses working throughout the Bay Area, however, may find the educational programs of the Institute suit their continuing education needs. The Institute provides cancer patients and medical professionals with new and advanced investigational treatments approved by the National Cancer Institute, sponsors patient support groups for poor and underserved patients, conducts basic and advanced continuing education programs for oncology nurses, provides fresh tissue to basic research scientists, and participates in nationwide cancer prevention research trials.

The Bay Area Tumor Institute is an independent organization that is governed by 30 East Bay cancer specialists, business executives, and civic leaders who serve as volunteer directors. The Institute’s local orientation makes it responsive to current community needs, and 100% of the funds given to the Institute remain in the community. More than 200 physicians, nurses and other volunteers enable the Institute to provide all patient related and research services free of charge. Independently audited financial statements report that 96% of all financial contributions are directly devoted to cancer programs.

The major cancer programs of the Bay Area Tumor Institute include:

Cancer Research
Nursing Education
Cancer Patient Information Guide
Head and Neck Cancer Consultations
Melanoma Consultations
Minority Services

OFFICERS
Mrs. Dale Forrest Block
   Chair
Mrs. Kellie Johnson Abreu
   Vice Chair
Mr. Barry B. Siegel
   President
Mr. Philip L. Zimmerman
   Corporate Secretary

FOUNDERS AND SENIOR
DIRECTORS
Robert J. Albo, MD
Mr. Jack J. Carlson
Mrs. Meyer Diamond (1905-2002)
David J. Dugan, MD (1910-1998)
Mr. Lee Emerson
Mrs. Alan C. Furth
Mr. Max D. Gray
Mr. Robert C. Hoover (1928-2003)
Mr. Denny A. McLeod
William H. Plageman, Jr., Esq.
William A. Quinby, Esq.
Robert J. Schweitzer, MD
Mr. Peter M. Zuber

DIRECTORS
Ms. Darlene Ayers-Johnson
Jai Balkissoon, MD
Audrey Berman, PhD, RN
Mr. W. A. “Chip” Brown
Mr. Edward M. Downer
Mimi H. Haberfelde, RN, MS
Alden H. Harken, MD
Mr. Brad Hebert
Raymond L. Hilsinger, Jr., MD
Nancee M. Hirano, RN, MS, NP
Mrs. Cici Hoover
Mrs. Arlene Inch
Mr. Robert M. Jasper
Linda Kelly, LCSW
Mrs. Melissa Lagrend
Toni K. Lee, MD
Mrs. Jo Ellen O. Lezotte
Angeles Price, RN, MS
Brenda Shank, MD, PhD
Mrs. Christy Scott Steiner
Mr. J Torchio
Mrs. Sheryl Wong
Ligaya Yadao, RN, MS
Q. Robert Yan, MD

LEGAL COUNSEL
Plageman & Lund, LLP

PROFESSIONAL STAFF
Ms. Mary M. McGreevy
   Clinical Research Director
Ms. Joanne V. Heath
   Certified Clinical Research Associate
Ms. Geraldine Aragon-Ochoa
   Tissue Network Coordinator
Christiane B. Pitts, RN, MA
   Clinical Research Associate
Teri Gwin, RN, NP
   Clinical Research Nurse
Leah Radke
   Executive Assistant