Giving Stories

Linda Vahdat, MD

Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Research Fund

September 18th, 2024
3D-printed lattices. These bone-like building blocks can be crafted into various geometries and tailored to patient-specific tissue treatments.

How this engineer could change post-cancer recovery.

September 3rd, 2024
A punch biopsy (above) from the left shoulder showing skin cancer, illuminated in purple, at a magnification of 100x.

What role does the skin microbiome play in cancer progression?

August 14th, 2024
Matt LeBoeuf, MD, PhD, section chief and director of Mohs Micrographic Surgery (right), is investigating how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning could help surgeons make the most precise excisions possible in real time.

AI at the Cutting Edge of Surgery

August 14th, 2024
Alicia Dagrosa, MD, MBA, RES '21, MED '17, TU '16, examines a patient during Patient Access Week in April.

Nationwide, patients are languishing on waiting lists. This department devised a solution.

August 14th, 2024
Lung cancer screening tests are quick and easy. Using a low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scanner, clinicians take detailed pictures (or scans) of your lungs in under 2 minutes.

Lung cancer screening rates are low. This team is changing that.

June 24th, 2024
Normand W. Madore (left) and son James T. Madore in the summer of 2022 at the Wright Museum of World War II in Wolfeboro, N.H.

A custodian, a palliative care patient, and a grateful son. This is their story.

Patient Stories
March 7th, 2024
Colton Ricottelli, left, is a patient in the Face of a Child program at Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.

A Friendly Face Coordinating Complex Care for Children

Patient Stories
February 29th, 2024
Larry Morgan, an avid cyclist and pacemaker patient, stands next to his bike and a sign that says, "elevation here 6,578 feet."

A Pacemaker Fit for a Cyclist

Patient Stories
February 26th, 2024
Front row, from left: Joycelyn Elders, 1993-1994, Vivek Murthy, 2014-2017 and 2021-present, Antonia Coello Novello, 1990-1993, Regina Benjamin, 2009-2014. Back row, from left: Richard Carmona, 2002-2006, Kenneth Moritsugu, 2002-2002, 2006-2007, and Jerome Adams, 2017-2021. David Satcher, 1998-2002, was unable to attend in person, but shared comments on mental health via a video statement, rounding out the panel to include all of the living U.S. Surgeons General.

America’s Top Doctors Discuss National Crisis

Giving in Action
December 11th, 2023
Boyoung Ahn ’24 (D ’18) is a fourth-year medical student at Geisel School of Medicine. Ahn, who is from Suwon, South Korea, received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Dartmouth in 2018 before completing a master’s degree in global health at the University of California San Francisco. Ahn plans to pursue a career in internal medicine and geriatrics.

Caring from a Distance

Giving in Action
December 7th, 2023
Dartmouth Cancer Center Deputy Director Linda T. Vahdat, MD, MBA, is helping transform the face of research and patient care.

The Generosity Effect

Giving in Action
December 7th, 2023

Stories of giving back and changing lives

Larry Morgan, an avid cyclist and pacemaker patient, stands next to his bike and a sign that says, "elevation here 6,578 feet."

A Pacemaker Fit for a Cyclist

Patient Stories
February 26th, 2024
Brock Christensen, PhD (right) and Christine Gunn, MA, PhD (left)

A Personalized Healthcare Revolution

Giving in Action
December 7th, 2023
Volunteers tend the Farmacy Garden at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, an initiative to improve access to nutritious food among patients.

Where the Clinic and the Dinner Table Meet

Giving in Action
December 7th, 2023