What differentiates Regional One Health Cancer Care in the region and the nation is that we’ve assembled the right combination of expertise in medical and surgical oncology alongside the robotic surgery technology needed to perform minimally invasive procedures. That combination isn’t available anywhere else in the region. – Evan Glazer, MD, PhD, FACS, FSSO Surgical Oncologist “We’re fortunate to have such a great system with the care we needed right in Memphis,” Lucy said. “We came across extremely caring, dedicated professionals. Everyone from the nurses at the hospital to the doctors to the staff – we had a positive experience at every turn.” It all started when Herrick had his annual physical in January 2023. He had noticed blood in his urine previously, and even though it had gone away. He and Lucy were stunned when a CT and MRI showed a spot on his liver, leading to a biopsy and diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma. Herrick was referred to Dr. Glazer, one of the nation’s leading experts in the surgical treatment of liver cancer. After reviewing Herrick’s diagnosis with a multidisciplinary team, Dr. Glazer recommended a minimally invasive robotic liver resection, a state-of-the-art procedure that isn’t available anywhere else in a 200-mile radius of Memphis. Dr. Glazer said it’s an example of how Regional One Health combines the best expertise and technology to provide “the right treatment for the right patient at the right time.” “What differentiates Regional One Health Cancer Care in the region and the nation is that we’ve assembled the right combination of expertise in medical and surgical oncology alongside the robotic surgery technology needed to perform minimally invasive procedures,” Dr. Glazer said. “That combination isn’t available anywhere else in the region.” Regional One Health Cancer Care’s oncologists are subspecialists in the disease types they treat, meaning they have additional expertise and experience that allows them to provide the most complex procedures. Many, including Dr. Glazer, serve on the national panels that establish the guidelines for care, giving them access to the latest advances. “It allows us to treat cancer with smaller incisions – and the smaller the incision, generally, the faster the patient can recover,” Dr. Glazer said. “It’s all part of personalizing care to identify which option best suits the patient and which option will have the best outcome for the patient.” For Herrick, it was a blessing. “I had never had surgery in my life, so it was kind of scary,” he said. “After Dr. Glazer said his hope was to do a minimally invasive surgery, it helped put our minds at ease.” Within two days, Herrick was discharged to continue recovery from the comfort of home. Best of all, tissue samples showed he is cancer-free and can transition to a surveillance program. Herrick said Regional One Health Cancer Care made everything as comfortable as possible: “Dr. Glazer and his team and the nurses on the oncology fl oor were outstanding. I could tell they genuinely cared how I was doing. It all comes back to the people, and they were just the best.” Now, he’s ready to turn his focus to some other important people…his wife, their three grown daughters, and, of course, their 2-year-old granddaughter. “We usually go visit everybody, and we didn’t get to do that. We’d like to get back to some of that and see our family, and spend time with our granddaughter,” Herrick said. “She was another big reason I was able to stay positive. In my mind I was thinking, ‘I want to be around for her.’” Regional One He alth F ou ndation 17
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