Husband and wife team Alain Mita, M.D., and Monica Mita, M.D., join Hoag from
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center as new program
directors
NEWPORT
BEACH, Calif., April 25,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hoag is proud to announce the
recruitment of cancer researchers and subspecialized oncologists
Monica Mita, M.D., M.Sc., Mh.D.S.,
and Alain Mita, M.D., M.Sc., to the
Hoag Family Cancer Institute.
Dr. Monica Mita joins Hoag as
co-director of early phase development therapy and co-director of
breast medical oncology. Dr. Alain
Mita is co-director of early phase development therapy and
director of lung and head & neck cancers. In addition to
providing subspecialized cancer expertise, Drs. Monica and Alain Mita will focus their research
efforts on Phase I clinical trials in oncology, novel drugs and
targeted therapies.
"We are living in an exciting era where there is truly a
revolution happening in the way we treat cancer patients," said Dr.
Alain Mita. "We now have treatments
available that we couldn't have dreamed of 30 years ago: CAR
T-cells, immunotherapy, targeted therapies – advances that are
making a huge difference in how we are able to care for patients.
These advanced treatments offered at the Hoag Family Cancer
Institute are usually only available at large academic cancer
centers, which makes Hoag so unique."
Hoag President and CEO
Robert T. Braithwaite describes Hoag
as a "privademic" institution, one that combines the commitment to
research found at an academic institution with the
patient-centered, compassionate care of a community hospital. The
combination of agility and innovation also sets the hospital apart
and attracts top talent to Hoag.
"Drs. Monica and Alain Mita are
nationally recognized in their fields for bringing revolutionary
treatments to patients while listening deeply to the needs of each
individual patient," Braithwaite said. "It is very exciting to
welcome them to Hoag and to work with them as they build upon the
foundation of our clinical trials program to bring our patients the
most advanced treatments available."
The Mitas come to Hoag after spending the previous 13 years at
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center as academic researchers and professors
of medicine. The recruitment of Drs. Alain
and Monica Mita was supported in part by philanthropic funds
provided by Circle 1000, a group of donors committed to advancing
cancer care at Hoag.
During her career, Dr. Monica
Mita has focused on Phase I clinical trials in oncology,
novel drugs and targeted therapies in solid tumors and specifically
breast cancer. She has served as the principal investigator and
co-principal investigator on nearly 100 research projects.
After earning her medical degree at the Carol Davila University
of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest,
Romania, she completed her specialty training in cancer
research at Paul Brousse Hospital in Villejuif, France and the Rene Huguenin Center in
Saint-Cloud, France, including
obtaining a master's degree in science. She received additional
specialty training in oncology at the Claudius Regaud Center,
Purpan Hospital, the Saint-Antoine Hospital and Children's
Hospital, in France. She completed
a fellowship in Advanced Drug Development in San Antonio, Texas and an executive master's
degree of health delivery science at Cedars Sinai Medical
Center.
Dr. Alain Mita has presented and
taught multiple clinical lectures throughout his career and has
served as the principal investigator or co-principal investigator
on numerous Phase I-II clinical trials testing the effects of new
drug therapies for cancer treatment.
Dr. Mita earned his medical degree at the University of Medicine
and Pharmacy "Carol Davila" in
Bucharest, Romania, as well as a
Master of Science degree in cellular regulation and pathology of
regulations, hematology and immunology at the Paris Sud University.
Dr. Mita completed his fellowship in medical oncology at the
University Paul Sabatier in Toulouse,
France. He also completed an advanced oncology drug
development fellowship program at the Institute for Drug
Development at the Cancer Therapy and Research Center and
University of Texas Health Science
Center.
For more information visit www.hoag.org/cancer.
ABOUT HOAG
Hoag is a nonprofit, regional health
care delivery system in Orange County,
California. Delivering world-class, comprehensive,
personalized care, Hoag consists of 1,800 top physicians, 16 urgent
care facilities, 11 health & wellness centers, and two
award-winning hospitals. Hoag offers a comprehensive blend of
health care services that includes seven institutes providing
specialized services in the following areas: cancer, digestive
health, heart and vascular, neurosciences, spine, women's health,
and orthopedics through Hoag's affiliate, Hoag Orthopedic
Institute, which consists of an orthopedic hospital and four
ambulatory surgical centers. Hoag is the highest ranked hospital in
Orange County by U.S. News &
World Report and the only OC hospital ranked in the Top 10 in
California, as well as a
designated Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center (ANCC). For more information, visit
hoag.org.
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