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Gregory D. Garber MSW, LCSW

Administrative Director, Division of Supportive Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Jefferson Health

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Gregory D. Garber, MSW, LCSW, is the administrative director of the Division of Supportive Oncology at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (SKCC) at Jefferson Health. In that role he manages all patient-facing programs and services including patient education and support programming, clinical nutrition support, social work services, and numerous initiatives to better understand and address cancer disparities as they relate to health literacy, digital literacy, access, transportation, cancer screening and prevention. Greg has lectured and taught on local regional and national levels on issues related to psychosocial aspects of cancer care and have presented at numerous national conferences including ASCO, APOS, AOSW, APHA.

Greg is engaged in ongoing research related to delivery of supportive medicine and survivorship programming, shared decision-making, digital and health literacy, medical marijuana in oncology populations and lung cancer screening in underserved populations. Greg has extensive experience implementing supportive services for patients with cancer throughout their care trajectory. Additionally, Greg co-directs SKCC’s patient and family advisory council.