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The North Shore-LIJ Cancer Institute

Building on excellence

We're building on our tradition of excellence and working to secure the future of world-class cancer care on Long Island. We are where we are today because of a legacy of support from our donors, and we'll continue to rely on this extraordinary generosity and dedication.

The next five years will be critical to our progress in funding and realizing important programmatic growth — growth that will ultimately benefit our community for years to come.


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 Who and What We Are

St. Patrick's Day Celebration
Holiday celebrations like those on St. Patrick's Day
at North Shore University Hospital's Don Monti Division of
Hematology/Oncology help patients stay positive.

 Monter Cancer Center Monter Cancer Center
Thanks to a generous gift from the Monter family, the Monter Cancer Center (part of the Center for Advanced Medicine) offers the community a light-filled environment featuring an indoor garden, a cafe, 32 private chemotherapy treatment stations outfitted with lounge chairs and flat-screen television sets, and 23 examination and consultation rooms.


Our Leadership

Richard J. Gralla, MD
Dr. Richard J. Gralla

In early 2008, North Shore-LIJ appointed medical oncologist Richard J. Gralla, MD, as chief of hematology-oncology and vice president of cancer services at North Shore University Hospital (NSUH) and LIJ Medical Center. Dr. Gralla brings more than 30 years of experience in cancer care to the health system, with an expertise in lung cancer and supportive care, and is board-certified in internal medicine and medical oncology. He works with approximately 30 full-time medical oncologists at NSUH and LIJ, serves as a liaison with surgical oncologists and coordinates cancer services at the health system’s community hospitals.

 

 

To discuss ways you can support the North Shore-LIJ Cancer Institute, contact Christina Bishop-Feeny, Director of Development, at (516) 465-2554 or cbishop@nshs.edu.

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