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Dr. George Zahrah cares for women with breast and gynecological cancers as well as counsels high-risk individuals with the goal of offering prevention strategies. Dr. Zahrah completed his fellowship training in hematology/oncology at Brown University. He has served in multiple leadership roles throughout his career, most recently as medical director of oncology/hematology at Norwalk Hospital. He has also been an active and key participant in the cancer research program. A leader in clinical genetics, Dr. Zahrah founded the cancer genetics program at Norwalk Hospital and oversees genetics in Connecticut. Dr. Zahrah is an active member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology. He is a consultant physician at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Dr. Richard Frank serves as the system chief of clinical and translational cancer research for Nuvance Health. He oversees clinical cancer trials across the health system, including original research in pancreatic cancer. He also is the Nancy J. and Eugene P. Beard Endowed Chair in Cancer Research at Nuvance Health, reflecting his remarkable contributions to cancer care and research. Dr. Frank has more than 30 years of experience as a medical oncologist/hematologist and specializes in pancreatic, gastrointestinal and genitourinary cancers such as prostate, kidney and bladder cancer as well as lymphoma and multiple myeloma. Dr. Frank has held academic leadership roles and served as a fellow and attending physician at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He is a Castle Connolly Top Doctor, received The Humanitarian Award from the Leukemia-Lymphoma Society and is the author of the book for patients, "Fighting Cancer with Knowledge and Hope" (Yale University Press, 2013). Dr. Frank In The News Cancer experts named endowed chairs to advance patient care and research Study shows pancreatic cancer screenings may benefit people with diabetes News 12 CT: Car Show to Raise Funds for Pancreatic Cancer Research