Rosaleen B. Parsons Receives Distinguished Alumnae Award

PHILADELPHIA, PA (May 15, 2017) – Springside Chestnut Hill Academy has awarded Rosaleen B. Parsons, MD, its Distinguished Alumnae Award. Parsons is chair of the Department of Diagnostic Imaging at Fox Chase Cancer Center, where she has worked since 1999.

As a diagnostic radiologist, Parsons consults closely with oncologists to diagnose, stage, and effectively treat a wide variety of cancer types. She is a Fellow of both the American College of Radiology and the Society of Abdominal Radiology.

The Springside Alumnae Association selected Parsons for the Distinguished Alumnae Award in recognition of her significant contributions to the field of medicine and her impact on the larger community.

Among other honors Parsons has earned throughout her career, she has been included in both America’s Top Doctors® and Philadelphia Magazine’s Top Doctors consecutively from 2009-2017. She also is a recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the American Board of Radiology.

Parsons received this award at a ceremony on Saturday, May 13 during Springside Chestnut Hill Academy’s alumni reunion weekend.

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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