Dr. Susan Scott is a thoracic medical oncologist with the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital and Assistant Professor of Oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Scott has expertise in thoracic malignancies, including non-small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer and pulmonary carcinoid tumors, as well as thymic malignancies. She leads the EGFR and HER2 lung cancer research program for Johns Hopkins.Dr. Scott received her undergraduate education at the University of Oxford, UK and medical doctorate from Yale University. She completed residency at the Cleveland Clinic where she also served as Chief Resident in Internal Medicine. Dr. Scott joined Johns Hopkins Oncology for fellowship training in Baltimore and was recruited to the thoracic oncology program to continue work as a physician and clinical scientist focused in lung cancer.Dr. Scott and her team are committed to providing compassionate and individualized care to their patients, including state-of-the-art therapies and clinical trials. Her research interests include clinical trials in resectable lung cancer, innovative applications of immunotherapy, and novel targeted therapies, especially EGFR- and HER2-mutated lung cancers. Dr. Scott is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR), and the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC).
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The Level 1 Trauma Center here treated President Reagan and members of his staff in 1981 when they were shot. It has also made the news for treating Vice President Dick Cheney's heart condition. Services offered include Critical Care Medicine, dermatology, emergency services, Hyperbaric Medicine program, pulmonology/allergy services, rehabilitation medicine, psychiatric services, and radiology services. There is also a Pain Management Center, Childbirth Center, Breast Care Center, Sleep center, Stroke Unit, Radiation Oncology and Biophysics in the George Washington University Hospital.
Washington Hospital Center is among the United States top hospitals. The hospital has been recognized by several organizations for its excellence, including U.S. News & World Report's Top Hospitals. The nonprofit hospital is a member of MedStar Health. It is licensed for 907 beds and operates at near capacity. Health services in primary, secondary and tertiary care are offered to adult and neonatal patients. The hospital is home to one of the nation s top cardiovascular programs. In addition to its cardiac-care specialties, the Washington Hospital Center is recognized in other areas, including cancer, neurosciences, gastrointestinal disorders, endocrinology, women s services, transplantation and burn. Washington Hospital Center was established in March 1958 when three specialty hospitals merged into one. In 1998, Medlantic Healthcare Group, the hospital s parent company, merged with Helix Health, a group of four Baltimore based hospitals. The center occupies a 47-acre campus in northwest Washington, D.C.
