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BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Dr. Richard Levine, President of Space Coast Cancer Center, has been selected as a member of “Best Doctors of America.” This is the third time that Dr. Levine, a Board Certified Medical Oncologist has earned this honor in which physicians are nominated by their peers in their specialty.

Dr. Richard Levine

“Best Doctors” is a national organization whose mission is to recognize physicians who provide state of the art cancer care following evidence-based medicine and using national guidelines.

The physicians and staff at Space Coast Cancer Center are affiliate members of Moffitt Cancer Center, providing radiation oncology, diagnostic imaging, chemotherapy, clinical trials and quality assurance studies.

Space Coast Cancer Center is the first practice in the state of Florida to participate in the American Society of Clinical Oncology Quality Assurance Practice Initiative.

As one of five Moffitt affiliates in Florida  that participate in the Florida Initiative for Quality Cancer Care, Space Coast Cancer Center is the first practice in Florida – and the second in the United States – to collaborate with the University of Pittsburgh Medical  Center implementing and monitoring clinical pathways for patients’ chemotherapy treatments that are compliant with the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines.

Appointed To National Advisory Board

Dr. Levine was a guest presenter at the Clinical Breakthroughs and Challenges in Hematologic Malignancy Conference hosted by Moffitt Cancer Center. He provided case presentations of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and multiple myeloma and outlined clinical characteristics, state-of-the-art treatment and clinical trials.

In 2009, Dr. Levine was also appointed to the National Advisory Board of the International Oncology Network which is comprised of 3,000 medical oncologists who collaborate to improve the quality and service cancer patients receive in the community office setting. The advisory board’s primary focus is to establish clinical pathways and guidelines for patient care and to promote practice efficiencies.

The board also help physicians incorporate current health trends in their practice, including the use of electronic health records, e-prescribing, pay for performance protocols and new technology advances.

Dr. Levine is a Past President of the Florida Society of Clinical Oncology, Parrish Medical Center Medical Staff, the Brevard County Unit of the American Cancer Society and is a member of several area and state advisory boards.

The Space Coast Cancer Center Titusville complex opened March of 2008. The 22,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility provides a seamless, multi-disciplinary approach to treatment. The elegant facility allows patients to concentrate on recovery by offering easy access to all necessary treatment modalities.

For more information call 321-268-4200 or log on to www.SpaceCoastCancer.com.

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