Proceeds will benefit the Tomo Therapy patient waiting area at the Leon Hess Cancer Center

Honoree: David J. Sharon, M.D.

Guest Speaker: Mary Jo Codey

RSVP by Friday, July 18, 2008
Seating is limited.

Attire: A Touch of Pink

For a copy of the invitation (pdf), click here.

The Women's Council is thrilled to honor David Sharon, M.D., at the 2008 Power of Pink Annual Luncheon. The medical director of the Leon Hess Cancer Center, Dr. Sharon is a board-certified hematologist/oncologist who has served as section chief of hematology and oncology at Monmouth since 1985.

Throughout his tenure, Dr. Sharon has shepherded the expansion of cancer services, including the unveiling of the region's first TomoTherapy System a revolutionary way of delivering radiation therapy. Under his leadership, Monmouth has retained approval for its "teaching hospital cancer program" from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons an achievement gained by just one in five hospitals in the country.

He received his medical degree from New York Medical College, New York, and completed a four-year residency in internal medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, and a fellowship in neoplastic disease at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, where he served as chief clinical fellow.

He is consistently among the physicians included in New Jersey Monthly's annual listing of the "Top Doctors" medical practitioners chosen by their peers for being the best in 48 select disciplines. Dr. Sharon and his wife, Barbara, are residents of Elberon.

Mary Jo Codey, First Lady of New Jersey from November 2004 to January 2006, is a gifted educator and a staunch advocate for individuals whose lives have been affected by breast cancer or mental illness. A lifelong resident of New Jersey, she has been married to the state's 53rd Governor, Richard J. Codey who continues to serve as President of the New Jersey Senate.

Personal experience with cancer and clinical depression makes Mrs. Codey uniquely qualified to speak out on both of these serious health concerns. As First Lady, Mrs. Codey's efforts focused on breast cancer issues. A breast cancer survivor who lost her mother to the disease, she helped launch a state-wide fundraising campaign in support of breast cancer awareness and was active in stressing the importance of early detection.

As a volunteer, Mrs. Codey has contributed to a wide variety of causes. She is currently a member of the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) and the President's Advisory Council of Postpartum Support International. A former member of the board of directors of the Mental Health Association of Essex County, she also pioneered a PPD support group that began at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in 1994 and continues to help women and their families today.

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