Psychologist Paula H. Finestone, PhD, Joins Fox Chase Cancer Center’s Department of Medicine

“Worry is trying to predict a future that no one knows," said Dr. Finestone. "The way you let go of worry is to coach yourself: deliberately let that worry go and do something else that calms you.”
Paula Finestone, PhD

PHILADELPHIA (February 15, 2017) – Fox Chase Cancer Center is pleased to announce the hiring of Paula H. Finestone, PhD, a psychologist who has joined the Center’s department of medicine.

“We are eager to welcome Dr. Finestone to the department,” said David S. Weinberg, MD, chair of the Department of Medicine at Fox Chase. “Her broad experience caring for patients and working with caregivers and families as part of a multidisciplinary medical team will benefit our patients immensely.”

Before arriving at Fox Chase, Finestone was a clinical psychologist at Bryn Mawr Rehab, where she worked with inpatients and outpatients facing cancer, brain injuries, and other serious diagnoses. She was also instrumental in educating and supporting family members and other caregivers.

Finestone received her PhD and MA in Clinical Psychology from the University of Delaware, where she also formerly taught undergraduate psychology courses.

“I look forward to working with my new patients throughout their cancer journeys, and joining a highly regarded institution,” Finestone said.

Finestone will start at Fox Chase on February 15, 2017.

Fox Chase Cancer Center (Fox Chase), which includes the Institute for Cancer Research and the American Oncologic Hospital and is a part of Temple Health, is one of the leading comprehensive cancer centers in the United States. Founded in 1904 in Philadelphia as one of the nation’s first cancer hospitals, Fox Chase was also among the first institutions to be designated a National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Center in 1974. Fox Chase is also one of just 10 members of the Alliance of Dedicated Cancer Centers. Fox Chase researchers have won the highest awards in their fields, including two Nobel Prizes. Fox Chase physicians are also routinely recognized in national rankings, and the Center’s nursing program has received the Magnet recognition for excellence six consecutive times. Today, Fox Chase conducts a broad array of nationally competitive basic, translational, and clinical research, with special programs in cancer prevention, detection, survivorship, and community outreach. It is the policy of Fox Chase Cancer Center that there shall be no exclusion from, or participation in, and no one denied the benefits of, the delivery of quality medical care on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, disability, age, ancestry, color, national origin, physical ability, level of education, or source of payment.

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