Fox Chase Cancer Center Welcomes Representative Sean Dougherty

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(From left) Fox Chase Assistant Professor Yu “Sunny” Liu, PhD, with scientific technicians from his lab, Rebecca Smith, Hannah Wilson, and Kathleen Schiela, welcomed State Representative Sean Dougherty to Fox Chase.

Fox Chase Cancer Center welcomed newly elected State Representative Sean Dougherty to the campus on April 15, 2025. Rep. Dougherty was elected last November to serve Pennsylvania’s 172nd House District, which includes Fox Chase Cancer Center.  

“We are honored that you took the time to meet with us today, value your early commitment to Fox Chase, and look forward to working in partnership with you and your team in service to our communities,” said Fox Chase President & CEO Robert Uzzo, MD, MBA, FACS.

As part of his visit, Dougherty took a guided tour of Fox Chase’s science labs, radiation oncology unit, and Boo’s Boutique. He said he was amazed at what he saw.  

“Fox Chase is an amazing place. It is very clear you mean what you say when patients are not just numbers. You clearly treat each patient with a special level of care,” Dougherty said.  

During his short time in Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives, Dougherty has sponsored 47 bills and resolutions, including House Bill 1123 that reduces the age at which colorectal cancer screenings are covered to age 45 from age 50.  

As part of his visit, he presented a proclamation to surgeon Austin Williams, MD, MSEd, FACS, to celebrate his being named a Presidential Scholar by the Society of Surgical Oncologists. “Thank you for all you do for the patients in the community,” Dougherty said.  

Dougherty obtained his law degree from Temple University in 2019, before working as a law clerk on the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. He served as a Philadelphia public defender for several years before entering private legal practice.  

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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