Meet the Physicians of the Centers for Cancer Care
In July, Southcoast Hospitals Group opened the first of two Centers for Cancer Care (see article on page 1).
Four top-tier doctors lead the program. “These physicians bring to Southcoast a commitment to combining the very best cancer treatment, technology and expertise to meet the growing needs of our region’s cancer patients,” said President and CEO Keith A. Hovan.
As Physician-in-Chief for Oncology Services, Therese M. Mulvey, MD, leads the centers’ clinical team. Board certified in medical oncology and internal medicine, Dr. Mulvey was previously president of Commonwealth Hematology Oncology in Quincy, Mass. Her connections with leading academic medical centers help bring cutting-edge cancer care and research close to home for South Coast residents. Dr. Mulvey is the associate editor of The Journal of Oncology Practice and an associate professor at Tufts University School of Medicine. More than once, she has appeared on Boston Magazine’s Top Doctors list. Dr. Mulvey graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine and completed her residency at Tufts-New England Medical Center.
Three board certified doctors join Dr. Mulvey at the new Fall River center. Radiation oncologist Teresa Boyle, MD, came to Southcoast from Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple, Texas. Previously, at Tufts-New England Medical Center, she served as chief resident of radiation oncology and clinical director of Lymphoma Service and Head and Neck Service. Dr. Boyle received her medical degree from Loyola University in Chicago and completed her residency at Carney Hospital in Boston.
Medical oncologist Mark Shparber, MD, has been at Charlton Memorial Hospital for 20 years. He serves on the Southcoast Cancer Committee and is chairman of the Charlton Memorial Internal Review Board (IRB) Committee. He is also the medical director of Hospice Outreach in Fall River. Dr. Shparber received his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine. He earned a fellowship in hematology/ oncology at the New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Center in New York City.
Medical oncologist Todd F. Roberts, MD, joined Southcoast from Hematology and Oncology Specialists, LLC, in New Orleans, where he was the director of Bone Marrow and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation. Dr. Roberts was also a clinical associate professor of medicine at Tulane University Hospital and Clinics, working with their stem cell transplant program. He received his medical degree from the University of Toronto and performed his internal medicine internship at Harvard Medical School at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge.
