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Medical Research Committee—Chair
Initially practicing as a physician assistant in Gastroenterology earlier in his career, Doug Senecal realized his strongest area of interest was caring for liver patients. As a result, he pursued a Transplant Hepatology Fellowship at the University of Florida where he assembled a comprehensive multi-disciplinary liver cancer program. From that success, he was recruited to the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville. After several years, Doug expanded his career by accepting a Hepatobiliary Clinical pilot-position at Bayer where he advocated for the needs of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) patients on the East Coast through guiding and coordinating efforts for provider and patient groups to enhance disease screening, recognition and outcomes. Having successfully facilitated several academic centers in their development of comprehensive multi-disciplinary liver cancer programs, he joined the Bayer Medical team in his current position to explore further scientific interests in the field of Hepatobiliary Oncology.
Doug wants to see that all patients at risk for HCC are provided excellent surveillance in an effort to detect earlier disease that lends itself to broader treatment options geared toward a cure. Doug's interest in Blue Faery stems from a clinical and scientific desire to elevate the state-of-the-art care for the HCC patient population. In addition to his professional pursuits, Doug maintains the interest and growth of his three children by way of his wife's steadfast dedication to their family and Christian commitments in coastal Florida.
Read Doug's "Review of Hepatocellular Carcinoma" published in Oncology News in their May/June 2011 issue.
Medical Research Committee—Advisory Board
William B. Coleman, Ph.D. Garrett M. Hisatake, M.D. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill California Pacific Medical Center Blue Faery Award winner 2011
Steven A. Curley, M.D. Sherri Rose, Ph.D. MD Anderson Cancer Center Mark A. Feitelson, Ph.D. Snorri S. Thorgeirsson, M.D., Ph.D. Temple University National Cancer Institute Blue Faery Award winner 2009
