Florida Hospital Selects Regional Cancer Services Medical Director
- Amanda Bridges
- April 26, 2018
- News
Florida, April 23, 2018… Dr. Victor Melgen has been selected to serve as Regional Medical Director of the cancer services for the Florida Hospitals in Volusia and Flagler counties.
In this role, Melgen will help guide the strategic vision and direction for the entire spectrum of oncology services for Florida Hospital DeLand in DeLand, Florida Hospital Fish Memorial in Orange City, Florida Hospital Flagler in Palm Coast, and Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center in Daytona Beach.
A board-certified hematologist and medical oncologist with Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS), Dr. Melgen has cared for cancer patients in the West Volusia community, as well as in Lake Mary and Oviedo, for more than 20 years.
Both his internship and residency were served at the internationally recognized University of Miami Jackson Memorial and Miami Veterans Hospital in Miami, Florida. He completed fellowships in both hematology and oncology at the University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital and Sylvester Cancer Center.
In 2011, Melgen joined FCS and was instrumental in its expansion into Central Florida. He has provided physician leadership, serving on the FCS financial committee, and continues to be a strong advocate of clinical research, having participated in numerous Clinical Trials.
Most recently, Melgen played a critical role in Florida Hospital Fish Memorial earning a three-year accreditation with commendation from the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer.
“Dr. Melgen has built a reputation as an excellent and compassionate oncologist and I look forward to working with him in his new leadership role,” said Imee Unto, administrator of oncology services for the Florida Hospitals in Volusia and Flagler counties. “I am confident he will help us elevate cancer care in our community to the highest levels.”
“Cancer treatment is rapidly advancing,” Dr. Melgen said. “That means we have more options than ever before to offer our patients at the four locations of the Florida Hospital Cancer Institute here in Flagler and Volusia Counties. As Regional Medical Director of Cancer Services, I am looking forward to working with the remarkable physicians, nurses, staff members and administrators in this region to bring the most advanced treatments and technologies to patients, in a convenient setting close to where they live.”
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About Florida Hospital Central Florida Division – North Region
A member of Adventist Health System, Florida Hospital’s mission is to extend the healing ministry of Christ. Encompassing seven Florida Hospitals in Flagler, Lake and Volusia counties, the Florida Hospital Central Florida Division – North Region is the largest hospital system in the area, with 1,226 beds and more than 7,800 employees. The Florida Hospital Central Florida Division – North Region includes Florida Hospital DeLand in DeLand, Florida Hospital Fish Memorial in Orange City, Florida Hospital Flagler in Palm Coast, Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Florida Hospital Oceanside in Ormond Beach, Florida Hospital New Smyrna in New Smyrna Beach, and Florida Hospital Waterman in Tavares.
About Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute: (FLCancer.com)
Founded in 1984, Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS) is the largest independent medical oncology/hematology practice in the United States. With more than 220 physicians, 180 nurse practitioners and physician assistants and nearly 100 locations in our network, we are committed to providing world-class cancer care in community-based settings close to home.
Recognized by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) with a national Clinical Trials Participation Award, FCS offers patients access to more clinical trials than any private oncology practice in Florida. In the past 3 years, the majority of new cancer drugs approved for use in the U.S. were studied in clinical trials with Florida Cancer Specialists participation.* Our physicians are consistently ranked nationally as Top Doctors by U.S. News & World Report. Trained in such prestigious medical schools and research institutes as Duke, Stanford, Harvard, Emory, M.D. Anderson, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering, the physicians of Florida Cancer Specialists provide leadership and consultation in the state’s leading hospitals.
FCS serves patients on the Gulf Coast from Naples to the greater Tampa Bay area, north as far as Tallahassee, in Orlando and surrounding Central Florida communities, and on the East Coast from Palm Beach County to the Jacksonville area.
Florida Cancer Specialists has built a national reputation for excellence that is reflected in exceptional and compassionate patient care, driven by innovative clinical research and cutting-edge technologies that help advance targeted treatments and genetically-based immunotherapies, and embodied by our outstanding team of highly-trained and dedicated physicians, clinicians and staff.
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