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[naviga:h3]Allegheny Health Network names surgery director[/naviga:h3]
PITTSBURGH — Dr. Jonathan Lee has been named director of surgery at Allegheny Health Network Cancer Institute and director of surgical oncology of the AHN Surgery Institute.
In his new dual role, Lee will oversee AHN’s surgical oncology program as well as AHN Cancer Institute’s 13 disease sites, with a primary focus on the standardization and effective coordination of surgical care.
He’ll also work to help further establish and better integrate multidisciplinary cancer care teams across the network while also increasing AHN’s participation in innovative clinical trials and academic research.
Prior to joining AHN, Lee served as medical director for the Melanoma and Sarcoma Program at the Northside Hospital Cancer Institute, based in Atlanta. At the institute, he also served as chairman of research advisory and melanoma and sarcoma steering committees as well as medical director of the melanoma research program.
For seven years, he served as an assistant professor of surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
A graduate of Amherst College, Lee earned his medical degree at New York University. His post-graduate training included residency at the University of Rochester and Surgical Oncology Fellowship at John Wayne Cancer Institute in Santa Monica, Calif.
[naviga:h3]County tourism office announces promotional effort[/naviga:h3]
The Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau recently announced its holiday promotional campaign, Butler County Tourism’s 30 Days of Giveaways.
Conducted on the bureau’s Facebook page, the event features more than $2,000 in prizes that have been donated by businesses in the county.
Prizes, ranging from gift certificates to shops and restaurants to specialty stores and theater tickets, will be awarded Nov. 23 to Dec. 22.
Contest rules are available on the page. It is the second year for the promotion.
[naviga:h3]Federal Reserve says farm income decline continues[/naviga:h3]
OMAHA, Neb. — The Federal Reserve says farm income continued to decline across the Plains and western states this fall because crop prices remain weak.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Mo., says more than half the bankers in the region say that farm income is lower than last year because the ongoing trade dispute has hurt crop prices.
The bankers say farmers are borrowing more money because their costs are increasing at the same time that they are bringing in less income.
The 10th Federal Reserve District covers Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Colorado, northern New Mexico and western Missouri.
From staff and wire reports
