Suburban Family - Issue #7 (January 2024)

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SF_Comprehensive Cancer Profile_0124 . qxp_Evergreen 1 / 25 / 24 11 : 43 AM Page 2 Meet the Compassionate Care Givers Trina Poretta , D.O . ? Dr . Poretta is the president and managing partner of Comprehensive Cancer and Hematology Specialists . Her specialty is oncology and hematology . She joined CCHS in August of 2002 . Board - certified by the Amer - ican Osteopathic Board in both internal medicine and oncology as well as board - certified in hematology , Dr . Poretta brings over 30 years of experience to her patients . Dr . Poretta received her B.S . at Muhlenberg Col - lege in Allentown , Pennsylvania . She graduated from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of N.J . , School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford , and completed her fellowship at Cooper University Medical Center . Known for her compassion , Dr . Poretta is an inte - gral part of why CCHS offers the personalized , intimate relationships that make this practice so special . Richard L . Gordon , D.O . ? Dr . Gordon has over 54 years of extensive experience in the pulmonary neoplasms , renal neoplasms and resection and blood disorders . He received his B.S . at The American University in Washington , D.C . , and attended medical school at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine . He did his fellowship at Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital in Philadel - phia . Dr . Gordon is known to be personable and caring and always treats his patients with respect and kindness . Ruby Hanna , M.D . ? Dr . Hanna has over 21 years of experience as a medical professional and specializes in hematology and on - cology . She attended St . George’s University School of Medicine and completed her internship and resi - dency at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York . She is board - certified in hematology , internal medicine and oncology . Dr . Hanna is known for her gentle nature : This , along with her compassion resonates with patients as she gets to know them on a personal level . the person as a whole , ” adds Dr . Hanna . Nurse practitioner Emma - Ruth Paz - Querubin knew Dr . Poretta prior to joining the practice over a Emma - Ruth Paz - year ago , and was well aware how compassionate ? Querubin , N.P . she is . Paz - Querubin also quickly learned that the Paz - Querubin began her education in her home coun - entire staff and CCHS work together in the same try , the Philippines , and moved to the United States way , offering compassion and putting the patients in 1995 where she received her nursing degree two first . years later . She launched into her oncology career at “ Being involved with cancer patients makes the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center you realize what really matters in life . You can see in Houston . While in Houston , she began working what patients are going through , you get to know toward becoming a nurse practitioner and completed them and their families and you know their strug - her NP program while working at Hackensack’s John gles , ” says Paz - Querubin . “ Honestly , it’s just about Theurer Cancer Center . Paz - Querubin joined CCHS being compassionate , understanding and patient — over a year ago and brings a wealth of oncology expe - I think those three things are what really make a rience that she’s built for decades . difference . ” Although cancer can be a difficult , it doesn’t have to be a process you walk through alone . The physicians and nurses at CCHS are working tire - lessly to make sure that they are offering the best Comprehensive Cancer & Hematology Specialists treatments and with the most compassion and 705 White Horse Road , Suite D105 | Voorhees | ( 856 ) 435 - 1777 | ComprehensiveCancer.com support they can . ? SUBURBANFAMILYMAG.COM volume 14 issue 7 SUBURBAN FAMILY 27

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SF GFit profile_Profile 1 / 26 / 24 2 : 22 PM Page 1 Mark DiSalvo p a r t n e r p r o f i l e sf A Journey to Better Health GFit Nutrition takes the guesswork out of building a nutritious , healthy and sustainable lifestyle . B Y K R I S T E N D O W D no secret that eating nutritious , filling Consistency is key It’s foods is key to building a healthy lifestyle . As the name implies , GFit Nutrition is all about But while this is an easy concept to understand , better nutrition . The program is rooted in health figuring out how to restructure your diet on your andthe goal is to change lives . all of these things . 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