Executive Director of Redeemer Health in Partnership with MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper Announced

William Scarlett, DO, MHCM, FACS, FACOS, has been named Executive Director of Redeemer Health in partnership with MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper. 

In this role, effective as of March 2021, Dr. Scarlett provides administrative and strategic leadership for the entire cancer program at Redeemer Health and is responsible for overseeing daily management and coordination of the operations, including the provision of cancer-related services within all designated ambulatory sites. 

"Dr. Scarlett has a longstanding history of delivering quality care and using his expertise to humbly serve our community in key leadership roles," says Redeemer Health President and CEO Michael B. Laign. "We look forward to his continued contributions as the leader of our new cancer program - Redeemer Health in partnership with                  MD Anderson at Cooper."

Earlier this year, Redeemer Health and Cooper University Health Care announced a new partnership creating an integrated cancer program at Holy Redeemer Hospital that is overseen by MD Anderson at Cooper. The recently established cancer program allows Dr. Scarlett and other physicians to extend their outreach to more patients.

Currently, Dr. Scarlett serves as the Medical Director for Restorative Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Director of Surgical Services, and previously served as the Chair of Surgery at Holy Redeemer Hospital. Dr. Scarlett's many years of physician leadership experience and his passion for healthcare will benefit him in his new role.

Dr. Scarlett is board-certified in plastic and reconstructive surgery. He earned his medical degree from the University of Des Moines College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed a general surgical residency at Memorial Hospital in York, Pennsylvania, and fellowship training in Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He recently received a master's degree in Healthcare Management from Harvard University, T.H. Chan School of Public Health, in May 2021.

About Redeemer Health in partnership with MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper 
In February 2021, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper and Redeemer Health formed a partnership to create an integrated cancer program at Holy Redeemer Hospital. Through this partnership, patients in Bucks, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties have access to expert physicians, innovative cancer treatment, and clinical research from one of the region's leading cancer programs.

Redeemer Health in partnership with MD Anderson at Cooper takes a multidisciplinary, disease-site approach to cancer care, where experts from every area of cancer medicine work together to ensure each patient receives personalized care from diagnosis to treatment, recovery, and beyond. Clinical excellence, compassionate care, and a collaborative, disease-site-specific approach are the hallmarks of the program. In addition, we offer advanced care options, including teams specializing in breast, lung, gynecological, and gastrointestinal cancers.

For more information about our cancer program, visit redeemerhealth.org/MDAndersonatCooper or call 215-938-3555.