August 28, 2008, Gallipolis, OH - Please join Holzer Clinic and the Commission on Cancer in congratulating Alice A. Dachowski, MD, General Surgeon at Holzer Clinic for being named a recipient of the Commission on Cancer’s Liaison Physician Outstanding Performance Award for 2007. This is the second year in a row that this distinguished honor has been bestowed upon Dr. Dachowski. She is among only three percent of Cancer Liaison Physicians in the country and only two in Ohio to be recognized by the Commission for her leadership and exceptional cancer care. Only 52 other physicians in the US, representing 22 states, have been chosen to receive this extraordinary award.

The Cancer Liaison Physician Outstanding Performance Award recognizes individuals who go above and beyond the regular scope of their duties. Cancer Liaison Physicians (CLPs) were nominated for excellence in the following area(s):

• Improving the quality of care delivered at a CoC approved facility
• Contributing to the Approval status of the Cancer program
• Exceeding CLP exceptions to strengthen the Cancer program
• Demonstrating cancer control leadership in the community
• Serving as a champion and role model for other staff

Cancer Liaison Physicians (CLPs) are charged with the task of spearheading CoC initiatives. They are physician champions—responsible for providing leadership and direction to establish, maintain, and support their facility’s cancer program; improve clinical practice at the local level; and collaborate with local agencies to reduce the burden of cancer in the community. CLPs serve a three-year term with eligibility to serve an unlimited number of terms.

Dr. Dachowski has served as its Cancer Liaison Physician for the past 15 years. In that role, she has worked diligently on the local, state and national level to improve the quality of cancer care at Holzer Clinic and Holzer Medical Center. She is a member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons and serves as an advocate for the Ohio Breast and Cervical Cancer Project. Dr. Dachowski also provides free breast and skin cancer screenings as well as health and cancer related presentations to organizations and groups throughout Southern Ohio and West Virginia.

Dr. Dachowski received her undergraduate degree in Biology from Chestnut Hill College in Pennsylvania and received her medical degree from the Washington University School of Medicine. She completed her internship and residency in general surgery at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and has been associated with Holzer Clinic and Holzer Medical Center since 1986.She also serves on the Ohio State Medical Society’s Continuing Medical Education Task Force and is a Govenor for the American College of Surgeons. She is a member of the board of trustees for the University of Rio Grande. She and her husband,Dr. Edward Dachowski, live in Gallipolis and are co-chairs of the Cancer Survivor Committee for the Gallia County Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society.

For more information, or to see a complete list of all the awardees, log on to the Commission on Cancer Website.

Holzer Clinic is a multiple discipline health care system of over 130 physicians providing care in more than thirty areas of expertise. With nine locations throughout southeastern Ohio and western West Virginia, Holzer Clinic provides “Medical Excellence, coupled with Local Caring”.

Holzer Clinic is accredited by the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care.

For a complete list of services or to schedule an appointment with Dr. Dachowski, please call 740-446- 5225 or visit us on the web.

Holzer Clinic… Medical Excellence, Local Caring.

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