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With over 40 years of
combined experience, our board certified/board eligable
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physicians provide you with
the highest quality of comprehensive care using
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the most
advanced cancer treatment and surgical techniques available.
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HEALING IS AN
ART AND IS FOUNDED ON , STRENGTH, WISDOM, COMPASSION AND EXPERIENCE.
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Our
Staff
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Additional
Staff
Women’s Health Consultants for gynecologic care
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Gazi Abdulhay, MD, FACOG, FACS
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John B. Villeneuve, MD, FACOG
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Gayllyn M. Faust-Rakos, DO
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Julio E. Torres, MD, PhD
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Deborah L. Villeneuve, MD
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Kathleen Ehrhardt MMS, PA-C
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To learn more about W.H.C. click here.
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Linette Pacchioli, RN, BSN
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Erin Hendricks, CMA
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Gazi Abdulhay, MD, FACOG, FACS
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Dr.
Abdulhay has been in practice in the field of Gynecology and
Gynecologic
Oncology for more than 20 years. After completing his residency at
Rush
Presbyterian St. Luke's - Chicago, he went on to Oncology training at
Georgetown
and the University of California, Irvine. He served as the director
of Gynecologic
Oncology at University of Oregon until 1987; after which, he began
his private
practice in the Lehigh Valley and brought the new field of
Gynecologic Oncology
to the area. He is Associate Professor of Clinical OB/GYN at
MCP/Hahneman
University. Dr. Abdulhay has a wonderful wife and six children whom
he enjoys
very much. He is very active in the community and the mosque. When he
has a
spare moment, which isn't too often, he reads for pleasure and
relaxation. One of
his favorite reading topics is architecture.
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John B. Villeneuve, MD, FACOG
Dr.
Villeneuve brings to the practice a very high level of expertise in
the field of
gynecologic oncology. After earning his medical doctor degree from
the University
of Southern California School of Medicine, Dr. Villeneuve went on to
start his
residency in obstetrics and gynecology at John Hopkins Hospital. He
later
completed his fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at the Mayo Clinic
in Minnesota.
Dr. Villeneuve is a dedicated family man and enjoys spending time
with his children.
When away from his family and his patients, he takes pleasure in
being outdoors.
He enjoys hunting and is an avid bass fisherman.
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Julio E. Torres, MD, PhD
Since
1976, after having completed Hematology training at Maimonides
Hospital in Brooklyn and Medical Oncology (cancer medicine) at
Roswell Park Memorial Institute in Buffalo, Dr. Julio E. Torres has
lived and practiced Medical Oncology and blood diseases in Bethlehem
and Allentown, PA. In 2005 he joined Lehigh Valley Women’s
Cancer Center under the leadership of Dr. Gazi Abdulhay. All of Dr.
Torres’ hundreds of patients followed him to his new place of
practice, and he is not planning on retiring.
Dr. Torres earned his PhD while investigating superconductors at
L’Ecole Polytechnique de L’Universitè de Lausanne. His
areas of expertise include heart cancer, malignant lymphomas,
elucidating cases of anemia and other blood diseases, and caring for
women with ovarian and endometrial cancers.
To Dr. Torres, the daily care of patients, and their families, is the
awesome responsibility that our society has kindly entrusted upon
him. His close family, especially his wife Andrea and their children
Andrès, Brian, Marc, and Luke, constitutes the stabilizing factor as
he cares for patients. With God’s help and guidance he feels
that he continually strengthens his resolve.
Dr. Torres enjoys reading history, naval fiction, and belongs to the
Napoleonic Alliance. He speaks fluent French, German, Spanish, along
with English. As a family, The Torres’ enjoy archery and they
have fun building tree houses. His wife is a nurse at Sacred Heart
Hospital.
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Kathleen Ehrhardt MMS, PA-C
Kathy
is a graduate of the St. Francis University Physician Assistant
Program and also received her Masters of Medical Studies from the
same university. She has extensive experience in obstetrics and
gynecology and gynecologic oncology. She has practiced clinically one
day per week at Lehigh Valley Women’s Cancer center for over
seven years. The other four days a week Kathy is the Academic
Coordinator and Assistant Professor of the DeSales University
Physician Assistant Program. The DeSales University Physician
Assistant program has had remarkable achievements on the state,
regional, and national levels. Kathy team-teaches with another
professor the following courses: History and Physical Examination I
and II, Clinical Anatomy and Physiology, Clinical Cases, Clinical
Skills, and Behavioral Aspects of Medicine. She also teaches the
research components of the curriculum. She teaches the Obstetrics and
Gynecology section for clinical medicine and also teaches an
undergraduate course in Medical Terminology. When Kathy is not seeing
patients or teaching students she enjoys spending time with her
family, reading and quilting.
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Linette Pacchioli, RN, BSN
Linette
Pacchioli is currently the oncology RN at the Lehigh Valley
Women’s Cancer Center. Her educational background is a BSN from
Widener University. She has been involved in oncology nursing for 21
years. She has been employed, prior to joining LVWCC, at Fox Chase
Cancer Center for 6 years. She has now had the pleasure of working at
LVWCC for the past 16 years. She is happily married with 2 children,
and, in her spare time, she enjoys the sports activities that her
children are involved in. These activities take her from one sports
season to the next. She is their biggest fan. She also enjoys watching
basketball and is an avid Duke University fan.
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Erin Hendricks, CMA
Erin
Hendricks, Certified Medical Assistant/Clinical Manager, graduated from
LCCC in 1998. Erin grew up in the Lehigh Valley and started her career
at the Cancer Center in 1998. She is responsible for overseeing the
clinical activities of the cancer center as well as assisting our
oncology nurses in the infusion center. When Erin is not hard at work,
she enjoys spending time with her husband and son. Her hobbies include
scrap booking, traveling and shopping.
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OUR
COMMITMENT
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Provide and
advance
the highest quality of
comprehensive cancer
care to all women in a
compassionate, safe,
and encouraging
environment
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Accredited by
the
Joint Commission
on Accreditation
of Healthcare
Organizations
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Click HERE to
download the
Women's Cancer
Center's full-color
brochure
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