The partnership between City of Hope and The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation will support City of Hope’s efforts to expand patient access to its evidence-based supportive care medicine offerings across its cancer care system and to advocate for establishing supportive care as a standard best practice for cancer care in the United States.
Our goal is to expand access to our evidence-based supportive care offerings and advocate for a national standard of practice for cancer care.
Patients with a serious illness often face complex challenges involving physical, spiritual and emotional stress. Our Supportive and Integrative Medicine team can help manage discomfort with a wide array of available services.
The stress and anxiety that can accompany diagnosis and treatment of cancer can weigh on a patient and their loved ones. Our Supportive Care staff members are highly trained experts, able to help you and your family with emotional, social and spiritual support.
Conveniently located on the Duarte campus, the Biller Patient and Family Resource Center integrates all support services under one umbrella.
The stress and anxiety that can accompany diagnosis and treatment of cancer can weigh on a patient and their loved ones. Our Supportive Care staff members are highly trained experts, able to help you and your family with emotional, social and spiritual support.
Our Older Adults’ Specialized Interdisciplinary Services Program (OASIS) team knows that as older adults receive cancer care, whether it is before, during or after treatment, they may struggle with the effects of cancer and its treatment in unique ways.
Beyond providing a comprehensive range of supportive care services, the Department of Supportive Care Medicine also engages in research and training to continually improve and integrate supportive care at City of Hope and other health institutions nationwide.
Our Vision is to transform the health care system by maximizing compassionate expertise one professional at a time.
Chandana Banerjee, M.D., M.P.A., is an associate professor in the Department of Supportive Care Medicine.
William Dale, M.D., Ph.D., FASCO, is the Vice Chair of Academic Affairs for the Department of Supportive Care Medicine.
Richard T. Lee, M.D., is the medical director of the Integrative Medicine Program in the Department of Supportive Care Medicine at City of Hope.
Andrew Leitner, M.D., is an anesthesiologist at City of Hope.
Sharon Baik, Ph.D., is an assistant professor, Division of Psychology, Department of Supportive Care Medicine. Her research interests focus on improving the health-related quality of life of cancer survivors, with a particular emphasis on medically underserved populations.
Heather Bitar, D.O., is an assistant clinical professor and a palliative medicine physician in the Department of Supportive Care Medicine at City of Hope.
Sorin Buga, M.D., is a clinical professor in the Department of Supportive Care Medicine.
Jee Won Cheong, D.O., chose to specialize in palliative and supportive care medicine because of the direct impact he has on care.
