Janet Cheek, DO – Hospitalist
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“I’ve always greeted patients with wide open arms and a big smile, and they tend to greet me immediately the same way,” says Dr. Janet Cheek. “My approach to patient care is analytical, but my approach toward patients is open, loving and supportive. They know that I always have their best interest at heart. They know I will also have the answer, or seek the answer if I don’t know it. And they know that I don’t usually give up until I have an answer.”
Dr. Cheek joined the integrated team of care providers at Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) at Southwestern Regional Medical Center in September 2009. As a hospitalist, she primarily cares for the daily medical needs of inpatients.
She stresses, “This is such a different environment compared to other medical centers I’ve been to. And, my own philosophy of patient care fits the philosophy and mission behind this hospital.”
“There is a sense of hope and support here,” adds Dr. Cheek. “There’s a sense that no matter how far away you travel to receive care at CTCA, once you’re here, you’re family. And, you’re never alone. You always have support, and not just from our stakeholders, but also from other patients, caregivers and family members.”
Dr. Cheek earned a medical degree from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in Old Westbury, New York. She received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Howard University in Washington, D.C., where she also completed a post-baccalaureate program.
Board-certified in osteopathic internal medicine, Dr. Cheek completed an internship and residency at St. Barnabas Hospital in Bronx, New York.
In 2000, Dr. Cheek received the Mary E. Hitchcock, D.O. Memorial Award for Commitment to Osteopathic Principles. She is a member of the American Osteopathic Association, the American College of Osteopathic Internists and the American Medical Association.
Dr. Cheek says more than anything, what she enjoys about working for CTCA is the patients and support.
“Some physicians can make patients feel as though they are wasting the physician’s time, and this place absolutely does not do that,” she says. “Family members, friends, children—anyone—can come into a physician’s office or be in the room when we check on a patient, and every person in that room is greeted with the same level of respect.”
Dr. Cheek also points out, “The support staff is absolutely amazing here. I’ve never seen a nursing staff go above and beyond, bending over backwards for the patients, and physicians, when needed. If patients’ requests seem to be beyond the norm, I’ve seen people rally together to give them what they need or want.”
Other Internist/Hospitalists at Southwestern
- Laurence H. Altshuler, MD
Hospitalist / Internist / Intake Physician - Lisa Baldwin, MD
Hospitalist - Bette Bischoff, MD, RD
Hospitalist / Internist - Don King, MD, ACP, ACPE
Director of Hospital Medicine - Robert D. McCullough, II , DO
Hospitalist & Intake Physician - Joseph M. Nicholson, III, DO
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