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RANDOLPH, Feb. 5, 2008 – Experienced oncologist Dr. John Valentine has joined Gifford Medical Center one day a week.
Dr. Valentine of Roxbury has been providing cancer care in central Vermont since 1981 at a private practice he maintains in Berlin.
“I wanted to provide cancer care in a small community near where I live,” says Dr. Valentine of why he has joined Gifford’s oncology staff. And, he says, “I plan on being there (at Gifford) for awhile.”
For Gifford, Dr. Valentine’s experience and commitment to providing local cancer care are fitting additions to the hospital’s long-standing oncology program.
“Gifford is extremely pleased to have Dr. Valentine join our
oncology team. Dr. Valentine is an experienced oncologist who will continue our tradition of high-quality cancer care,” Medical Director Dr. Josh Plavin said.
Gifford’s oncology program provides planning options for cancer treatment following a diagnosis; treatments, including outpatient chemotherapy; and some treatment for hematology conditions, such as anemia.
Dr. Valentine specializes in general oncology, including having extensive experience in the treatment of breast, lung and colon cancers.
He is board certified in internal medicine and oncology. His bachelor’s degree is from Denison University in Granville, Ohio, and he earned his medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine in New York in 1975. He went on to post-doctoral training as an intern, resident and chief resident at Rochester General Hospital in Rochester, N.Y., before working as a fellow in medical oncology at the Vermont Cancer Center in Burlington from 1979-1980.
Dr. Valentine is a member of the Vermont Medical Society and the American Society of Clinical Oncologists.
He is married with two grown children and a stepdaughter. He enjoys gardening, running and ice hockey.