This is a listing of the CPOG members from Central Pennsylvania. Our membership includes Medical Oncologists, Hematologists, Radiation Oncologists, Nurses, Office Managers, Medical Administration and others interested in Oncology. Members are from the community setting as well as academic medical centers.
There are no dues to join CPOG, and the benefits include invitation to our CPOG meetings and dinner/lectures as well as invitation to the annual Spring Oncology Symposium. The central office sends out periodic updates on available research protocols in a variety of cancers. If you are interested in membership into our group, click here to become a Member.
The CPOG Principle Investigator is Allan Lipton, MD, Professor of Medicine at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA with Harold Harvey, MD, Professor of Medicine at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA serving as our Scientific Advisor.
Currently, the CPOG Chairman is Ricardo Carter, MD, chief of Hematology/Oncology at Lewistown Hospital.
Visit the Message Board
This is a place to enter questions and find out answers from other fellow members of CPOG. It is also a forum to express opinions and thoughts for the organization. All you need to do is to become a member of Yahoo! (if you are not already), which is free. You are then open to positing messages and seeing the CPOG calendar. Please visit and post a message!!
Membership Survey
A membership survey was sent out in August 2004. The data was collected and the complete compilation and summary can be viewed at:
We are attempting to incorporate suggestions and changes put forth by members into CPOG events schedule. Please check the "physician education" section for upcoming events.
