Okizu announced the retirement of Dr. Kent Jolly, a member of the Board of Directors, Medical Advisory Team and Camp Okizu’s medical director.
Dr. Jolly’s leadership was instrumental in guiding Okizu through pivotal moments, including the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the loss of the organization’s facility to fire and the search for and purchase of Okizu’s new home in Valley Springs, the organization said.
Dr. Karen Chao has been named medical director at Okizu. Dr. Chao practices general pediatric hematology and oncology with a focus on general pediatric oncology. She has contributed to the impact of race and socioeconomic status on the outcomes of pediatric patients with relapsed or refractory leukemia receiving chimeric antigen receptor therapy. She is also interested in earlier detection of avascular necrosis, improved health literacy among patients and families and improvement in survivorship and transitions of care.
“As a pediatric oncologist and medical staff at Camp Okizu, I have seen firsthand the magic of camp in this patient population that I have dedicated my career to,” Dr. Chao said.
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