Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) and Catholic Health are now providing gynecologic oncology services to women at The M. Steven Piver, MD Center for Women’s Health & Wellness, a department of Sisters of Charity Hospital, with the appointment of Stacey Nicole Akers, MD.
A specialist in gynecologic oncology and a member of RPCI’s Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Dr. Akers will help expand the Piver Center’s work in the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian and other gynecologic cancers. Through this affiliation, she will bring innovative therapies and technology to women receiving gynecologic cancer treatment at Sisters Hospital — therapies that are not yet offered outside of a comprehensive cancer center like Roswell Park.
“We are very fortunate to have a physician with Dr. Akers’ training and expertise join Catholic Health’s network of providers and Sisters of Charity Hospital,” says Dr. Richard Ruh, MD, MBA, senior vice president Service Lines for Catholic Health. “This professional partnership is part of a collaborative effort with Roswell Park Cancer Institute to meet the health needs of women throughout our community.”
Dr. Akers received her medical degree from the University of South Alabama College of Medicine and completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Louisville. She completed subspecialty fellowship training in the Department of Gynecologic Oncology at RPCI and immediately became a member of the Roswell Park practice plan.
Among her many accomplishments, Dr. Akers received the Excellence in Clinical Research award, which is presented to 60 obstetrics and gynecology fellows annually. Her work has also been published in several professional journals and presented at a number of medical meetings.
“We are very excited to be able to have this alliance with Catholic Health through the shared appointment of Dr. Akers, who will be splitting her time between Roswell Park and Sisters Hospital,” says Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD, FRCOG, FACOG, chair of Gynecologic Oncology at RPCI. “Through this affiliation, more women in Western New York will be able to avail themselves of newer therapies that offer a better chance for longer-term survivorship from gynecologic cancers.”
“As a former member of the Roswell Park gynecologic oncology team, I have always made a commitment to the women in my care to provide the best and most innovative care available,” says M. Steven Piver, MD, founder of The Piver Center for Women’s Health & Wellness and chair emeritus of the Department of Gynecologic Oncology RPCI. “Now with this affiliation with Dr. Odunsi and his excellent team, we will be able to provide women at Sisters Hospital with the most advanced therapies.
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