NEWS FROM PENN HIGHLANDS HEALTHCARE
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July 23, 2024

NEWS FROM PENN HIGHLANDS HEALTHCARE

Penn Highlands Healthcare welcomes triple- board-certified oncologist and hematologist Dr. Rodney Jamil to its medical staff.

Penn Highlands Healthcare welcomes triple- board-certified oncologist and hematologist Dr. Rodney Jamil to its medical staff.

Jamil joins the team at Penn Highlands Oncology/Hematology, located at 1163 Country Club Road, Carroll Township.

Jamil is a fellowship-trained specialist with nearly 15 years of experience.

Common treatments and procedures include cancer care, chemotherapy, hematology, immunotherapy and medical oncology.

Prior to joining Penn Highlands, Jamil practiced at Lindenberg Cancer and Hematology Center in Marlton, N.J.; Clinch Valley Medical Center in Richlands, Va.; Sentara Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg, Va.; Hackensack Meridian Health Network, Riverview Medical Center, in Red Bank, N.J.; Sechler Family Cancer Center, Wellspan Health, in Lebanon; Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, N.J.; Tower Health Reading Hospital in Reading; UPMC Pinnacle in Harrisburg; Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute, Lancaster General Hospital, in Lancaster; and Emily Couric Cancer Center, University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, Va.

He is a graduate of Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Mass.

He completed a fellowship in hematology- oncology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, in Boston, Mass.

He is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, National Comprehensive Cancer Network and American Swiss Foundation.

To learn more about oncology and hematology at Penn Highlands Healthcare, visit us at www.phhealthcare.org/cancercare.

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