Dr. Tarek Eldawy Mohamed, a board-certified cancer specialist associated with Sacred Heart's Medical Oncology Group, recently was credentialed by M. D. Anderson Physicians Network®. Physicians Network is a subsidiary of The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, considered the nation's top cancer treatment center.

Dr. Eldawy joined Sacred Heart in 2007. In June 2006, Dr. Eldawy completed fellowship training in hematology and oncology at Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston and was named chief fellow of that program. Prior to that, he performed three years of training in internal medicine at Alexandria University in Egypt followed by residency training in internal medicine at Michigan State University. At Michigan State, he was named outstanding senior resident for 2003 and outstanding junior resident

Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola formed an affiliation with M. D. Anderson Physicians Network® in 2006 to further enhance the level of cancer care available to patients in Northwest Florida and Baldwin County, Ala.

Physicians who earn M. D. Anderson Physicians Network's credentials undergo a rigorous review to ensure that they provide quality diagnostic and treatment services consistent with M. D. Anderson's state-of-the-art guidelines for treating cancer.   The lengthy credentialing process includes an assessment of their office practices and a medical records review, in order to ensure compliance with the program.

Patients of credentialed physicians receive care in accordance with M. D. Anderson's multidisciplinary approach to cancer care, in which physicians from various specialties, including oncologists, radiation oncologists and cancer surgeons, join together to plan the patient's cancer treatment. Physicians Network also provides Sacred Heart Hospital with ongoing rigorous review of its standards and practices to ensure it meets M. D. Anderson Physicians Network high standards of care.

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