Dr. Jennifer Byer Joins Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute
- August 28, 2017
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Nation’s Largest Independent Oncology Group Welcomes New Physician in Indian River County
Vero Beach, FL – August 28, 2017. . . Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS), the leading community oncology/hematology practice in the state, is pleased to announce that Jennifer Byer, MD has joined the statewide practice and is seeing patients at the joint offices of Florida Cancer Specialists and Florida Healthcare Specialists in two locations: Vero Beach East, located at 3730 7th Terrace, Suite 101, Vero Beach, FL and Sebastian, located at 13060 US Highway 1, Suite A, Sebastian, FL.
FCS CEO Brad Prechtl said, “We are delighted to welcome Dr. Byer to Florida Cancer Specialists. She received her training from the University of South Florida / Moffitt Cancer Center, where she was recognized with an Outstanding Fellow Teaching Award. Dr. Byer will offer added convenience for our patients in Indian River County and we are very pleased to have her join the FCS family.”
Dr. William Harwin, Founder and President of FCS, added, “Dr. Byer comes to us with excellent credentials and a keen interest in clinical research, having already been published in several peer reviewed journals. I know she will be a great addition to our network in the Vero Beach and Sebastian communities.”
A native of Vero Beach, FL, Dr. Jennifer Byer attended the University of South Florida (USF), in Tampa, FL, for medical school and Internal Medicine residency. In 2014, she was awarded a Fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at the Moffitt Cancer Center/University of South Florida. Dr. Byer has a keen interest in clinical research and has presented at various medical meetings, including the 2013 and 2015 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium in California and Infectious Diseases Society of America in Philadelphia, PA. She has also written review articles and has been published in several peer-reviewed journals. Throughout her career, Dr. Byer has volunteered in her local community and beyond, including the USF BRIDGE Clinic and the Latin Medical Student Association (LMSA) Medical Mission Team.
Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute offers a full range of oncology and hematology services, including clinical research and the use of evidence-based medicine and proactive patient support services. FCS is a strategic site of the Sarah Cannon Research Institute, one of the largest community-based clinical trial organizations in the United States.
About Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute: (FLCancer.com)
Founded in 1984, Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS) is the largest independent medical oncology/hematology practice in the United States. With over 200 physicians, 160 nurse practitioners and physician assistants and nearly 100 locations in our network, we are committed to providing world-class cancer care in community-based settings close to home.
Recognized by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) with a national Clinical Trials Participation Award, FCS offers patients access to more clinical trials than any private oncology practice in Florida. 84% of new cancer drugs approved in 2016 for use in the U.S. were studied in clinical trials conducted with FCS participation*. Our physicians are consistently ranked nationally as Top Doctors by U.S. News & World Report.Trained in such prestigious medical schools and research institutes as Duke, Stanford, Harvard, Emory, M.D. Anderson, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering, the physicians of Florida Cancer Specialists provide leadership and consultation in the state’s leading hospitals.
FCS serves patients on the Gulf Coast from Naples to the greater Tampa Bay area, north as far as Tallahassee, in Orlando and surrounding Central Florida communities, and on the East Coast from Jacksonville/Fleming Island to Palm Beach County.
Florida Cancer Specialists has built a national reputation for excellence that is reflected in exceptional and compassionate patient care, driven by innovative clinical research and cutting-edge technologies that help advance targeted treatments and genetically-based immunotherapies, and embodied by our outstanding team of highly-trained and dedicated physicians, clinicians and staff.
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