SJBiz_Who'sWhoinHealthCare_0623_V2FINAL.qxp_Layout 1 6 / 5 / 23 3 : 31 PM Page 1 Young K . Hong , MD , MPH , FACS , FSSO ASSISTANT WHO’S WHO IN PROFESSOR OF SURGERY AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SURGICAL RESEARCH , DIVISION OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY , MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER AT COOPER Under Dr . Hong’s leadership , MD Anderson at Cooper’s re - searchers are leading the way in new ap - HEALTH proaches to treating advanced melanoma using tumor - infiltrating lymphocyte ( TIL ) therapy , a promising , personalized cancer treatment . Cooper was the world’s first site for a new randomized Phase 3 trial of TIL ; with Dr . Hong as principal investigator , this study ben - efits from his unique expertise from his prior work with TIL therapy at the National Institutes of Health . Research findings published in top medical journals have shown that TIL therapy prolongs the lives of those with advanced melanoma and allows some patients to have complete responses , even after failing pre - CARE vious standard - of - care treatments . The results of Dr . Hong’s research may revolutionize how melanoma is treated : Early results document numerous patients who have been cured of their metastatic melanoma for over 10 years . WHETHER THEY'RE BEHIND Because of his expertise , MD Anderson at Cooper is one of the country’s few centers of - THE SCENES OR ON THE fering patients this kind of personalized im - FRONT LINES , THESE munotherapy treatment . PROFESSIONALS ARE TAKING Helene Burns , DNP , RN , NEA - BC SENIOR VICE CARE OF SOUTH JERSEY . PRESIDENT AND CHIEF NURSING OFFICER AT JEFFERSON HEALTH – Edited by NEW JERSEY AMY KODRICH , MADELEINE MACCAR Dr . Burns , who AND CARLY MURRAY brings more than 40 years of experi - ith world - class health care right in our backyard , ence in the health care industry to there’s no shortage of incredible , impassioned herrole , is respon - Wmedical professionals committed to keeping sible for patient South Jersey on the cutting - edge of treatment , tech - careservices and nursing operations a tthe three Jefferson New Jersey acute care hospitals , with nology and research while delivering personalized , oversight of its more than 1,400 RNs and De - empathetic attention to every patient in their care . partment of Nursing staff . Under her leadership , From doctors to directors , educators to executives Jefferson Health – NJ received its first Magnet Designation ® in 2018 and is seeking re - desig - and practitioners to presidents , we highlight 14 indi - nation in 2023 . Dr . Burns , with engagement vidualswho are dedicated to keeping their neighbors from frontline leaders and clinical staff , led the healthywhile ensuring that each patient is treated design of the $ 349 million hospital towers with intensive , intermediate , medical - surgical care as the individual they are . units and surgical suite designs at its Cherry Hill 18 | SOUTH JERSEY BIZ | VOLUME 13 ISSUE 6 | SouthJerseyBiz.net