News & Events

Please keep an eye on this space for news and public events relating to the Division of Thoracic Surgery and the Lung Diagnostic Assessment Program (Lung DAP).

Lung DAP

September 11, 2011
Lung DAP team participates in The Big Move Cancer Ride to raise money for the Walker Family Cancer Centre in St. Catharines. The team cycled 50km or 100km through the Niagara Escarpment, raising about $8000 for the charity! Participants included Dr. Mark Jany (NHS Lead DAP physician); Steve French (Performance Improvement Consultant at SJHH); Colleen Stang (Nurse Navigator and Team Captain); Dr. Tom Nolan (NHS DAP); Dr. Shannon Smith (Dr. Tom Nolan’s wife and ER DR at WLMH); Laurie Stang (back row-husband of Colleen); Mary Pierce (FIRH RN); Dave Pierce (husband of Mary); Dr. Yaron Shargall (Head of Thoracic Surgery Service, Thoracic Surgeon SJHH); Assif Shargall (Son of Dr. Yaron Shargall) .

June 30, 2011
In Niagara Health Now, an article titled “Increasing outpatient services across Niagara”

April 7, 2011
In Niagara Health Now, an article titled “Personalizing cancer care”

October 2010
In The Standard [St. Catharines], a newspaper article titled “Quicker lung cancer screening good news for patients”

September 22, 2010
Media broadcast at CKTB 610AM:

September 21, 2010
In The Standard [St. Catharines], a newspaper article titled “New clinic offers quick screening for lung cancer”

September 20, 2010
Niagara Health System (NHS) Press release Article titled “New service in Niagara for patients who may have lung cancer”