Click Staff Member's name for
bio and photo. Names are listed alphabetically.
Hyde Park Office Staff

-
Denise Barlag - PRN,
Medical Transcriptionist
-
Jeannette B. -
Supervisor,
Reception Area
- Sherry
B., RN - Chemotherapy Nurse
-
Marilyn Boskind - PRN,Medical
Transcriptionist
- Susan Bradley, RN – Chemotherapy
Nurse
- Michelle Brown – Biller/Collector
- Robin Cholak –
Volunteer
- Debbie Cleveland –
Chemotherapy
Nurse
- Kristina Cornett –
Medical Records Supervisor
- Brenda Corwin
- Biller/Collector
- Josh Deardorff –
PRN, Biller
- Polly DiFillippo –
Chemotherapy
Nurse
- Bonnie Flaig -
Volunteer
- Heather King - Biller/Collector
- Mary Beth King –
Volunteer
-
Heather Kron
- Biller/Collector
- Jody H. -
Receptionist
- Jill Hunt - RN, Chemotherapy
Nurse
- Laura
Hunt, RN- Chemotherapy Nurse
- Regina Lampe,
RN, OCN - Physician Coordinator
- Sarah
Oztronzy - PRN, Assistant Admisistrator
- Kim Phillips, CPC - Billing/Collection
Supervisor
- Kathy Poff – Assistant Physician
Coordinator
- Lynn
S. RN - Chemotherapy Nurse
- Teresa
Smith-
Medical Assistant
- Gail Stewart –
PRN, Medical Records
Clerk
- Ellen
Tulanko - Collections/Biller
- Delana Webb –
Chemotherapy Nurse
- Kathy White, RN, OCN
-
Nursing Supervisor
Northern Kentucky Office Staff
- Peggy Brooks, RN, OCN -
Nurse Supervisor
- Katie Ritter, RN, BSN –
Chemotherapy
Nurse
- Thom Hockney,RT,MA - Medical
Assistant
- Jamie P.
- Receptionist
-
Eve Murphy
- PRN, Chemotherapy Nurse
- Debbie A. Truesdell,
RN, OCN - PRN, Chemotherapy Nurse
-
Dawn Ernstes – Medical Assistant
-
Sharon Z.
- Volunteer
Denise Barlag - Medical
Transcriptionist
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Denise has been a Medical Transcriptionist
with CHO since January 1998. She has worked in the field of Hematology-Oncology
since 1977 and finds her work very interesting and enjoyable. |
Jeannette
B. - Supervisor, Reception Area
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Jeannette
has been employed at CHO since October 1996. Jeannette supervises the receptionist
area at both Hyde Park and Northern Kentucky and her responsibilities include
answering phones, scheduling patients’ appointments and coordinating
the doctors’ schedules.
Prior to CHO
she worked four years as an Oncology Receptionist and 17 years as a Retail
Office Manager. She lives in Colerain Township with her husband and her
son. |
Sherry B., RN- Chemotherapy Nurse
| Sherry has been with CHO for over a year.
She loves working at CHO and providing patient care.
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Marilyn
Boskind - PRN, Medical Transcriptionist
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Marilyn has been with CHO since September 1995. She has 30 years transcription
experience and has worked in different specialty fields besides oncology
for the past 12 years.
She loves to travel and enjoys spending family time
with her husband Jon, son Cory and her dog Sheba. |
Susan
Bradley, RN – Chemotherapy Nurse
Susan
just graduated from Good Samaritan College of Nursing one year ago.
She turns “50” this year and is happy to say she finally
knows what she wants to be when she grows up, an Oncology Nurse. Susan
is a widow. She was married to her best friend, Larry, for 25 years.
She has two children Jason, 30, and Jenny, 24. Jenny is a nurse and
Jason is in nursing school. Jason is married to Lora and they have
given Susan two beautiful grandchildren, Evan, 6, and Lauren, 3. In
her spare time she enjoys traveling, cooking, interior decorating,
and working in the yard. |
Michelle
Brown - Biller / Collector
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Michelle
recently moved to the Cincinnati area and joined the Cho staff in November
2005. Born a member of the military family she was raised in Bad Hersfeld,
Germany before moving to Savannah-Tybee Island GA in the late 80’s.
She has several years experience in medical billing and thoroughly
enjoys and looks forward to the daily challenges in her profession
and every opportunity that allows her to be a member of the billing
team and lend a helping hand to the patients and families.
Michelle
loves music, having sung the blues while living on Hilton Head Island,
is an avid reader, enjoys landscaping in her spare time and her favorite,
spending time with her 2 year old Huskie-mix Jake. While she occasionally
gets “beach fever” and is counting the days until summer
vacation, Michelle is thrilled to be a part of the Cho team and is
learning all the wonderful things Cincinnati has to offer. |
Peggy
Brooks, RN, OCN- Northern Kentucky Nurse Supervisor
| Peggy has been with CHO since 2002. She previously has worked as a nurse
all over the country and the majority of her time spent working with oncology
patients. Peggy is the nursing supervisor in the NKY office and really
enjoys working with all of the patients. She lives with her husband Frank
and her cat Lu-Lu. In her spare time she likes to sleep and keep up with
her son, Travis (T-Bird), who is away at college. |
Robin
Cholak – Volunteer
Robin
Cholak was born and raised here in Cincinnati. She graduated from Woodward
then went to University of Cincinnati where she then went on to teach
school in Cincinnati. She taught for 35 years and then returned in
2003. Robin now volunteers at Cho and has been for about 2 years. Her
hobbies are raising Labrador retrievers, enjoying the outdoors, walking
with dogs Asra, Ebony and Elizabeth. She now lives in Glendale with
her husband Claybourne. Robin is Dr. Cody’s patient and has been
cancer free for almost 2 years now. |
Debbie
Cleveland – Chemotherapy Nurse
Deb has
been a registered nurse for 26 years which includes over two and a
half years of oncology nursing. Deb graduated from Good Samaritan Hospital
School of Nursing. She enjoys oncology nursing and especially caring
for Cho patients! Deb enjoys swimming, boating, and gardening in her
spare time. |
Kristina
Cornett – Medical Records Supervisor
Kristina
joined the Cho team in August 2005 after recently moving to Cincinnati
with her boyfriend, David. She enjoys going to car shows, being outdoors,
and watching movies. She also enjoys being with friends and family,
especially during the summer when they go to camp down in Rising Sun
and ride Seadoos on the Ohio River. |
Brenda Corwin – Biller/Collector
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Brenda has been part of the billing department at CHO since September of
2002. She has 14 years of prior medical office experience. She and her husband
Jon live in Amelia with their daughter Mary. She enjoys reading, gardening,
horseback riding. |
Josh
Deardorff – PRN, Billing
Josh
has been with Cho since May 2005. He is currently attending the University
of Cincinnati, where he is majoring in Accounting. His main job is
in the area of billing, but he does numerous others around the office.
Josh likes to go camping, hiking, and golfing in his spare time. |
Dawn Ernstes - Medical Assistant
Dawn recently joined CHO after being a medical
assistant for 1 year. She hopes to start nursing school in the near future. She
enjoys basketball, horseback riding, and spending time with her boyfriend on the
softball field. She loves watching football on Sunday. Dawn feels privileged to
be part of the CHO team.
Polly
DiFillippo – Chemotherapy Nurse
| Polly
has been with Cho since October 2006. She graduated from Deaconess
Hospital School of Nursing. Polly is happily married to Loren and has
three children. Tory, Erin, and Nicholas. She feels privileged to be
a member of the Cho team! |
Bonnie Flaig -
Volunteer
Bonnie has
been a patient of Dr. Cody's since March 1999 and has been volunteering
at CHO since that time. Bonnie lives with her husband,
George, of 37 years and their dog, Mr. Max. Bonnie and George have
three grown boys. Bonnie helps the nurses in anyway she can but especially
enjoys spending time with the wonderful patients at CHO. Bonnie especially
enjoys spending time with the new patients and tries to ease their fears
and make them more comfortable . Bonnie enjoys reading, crafting, entertaining
friends, and traveling.
Jody
H. - Receptionist
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Jody has
been the Receptionist for CHO since August 2000 and has been working as
a receptionist for 12 years. Jody's interests are reading,
hiking, horseback riding, and playing with her two dogs. Jody looks
forward to a long and happy employment with CHO. |
Katie Hart, RN, BSN – Chemotherapy
Nurse
Katie has been with CHO since August
2005 and works at the Northern Kentucky office. She received her BSN
from NKU in May 2005. As much as she likes working with the patients
in the office, she also is a part-time faculty member at NKU working
with students preparing to take nursing boards. In addition to both
jobs, she is a full time student working on her master’s degree.
She hopes to reach her goals of teaching nursing and eventually working
as a nurse practitioner. In any spare time she has, Katie enjoys watching
the Reds, the OSU Buckeyes, and the Bengals, taking her puppy Ginger
to the dog park and spending time with her boyfriend, Chris and her
family. |
Thom
Hockney - Medical Assistant
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Thom has been employed with CHO since May
1998. He trained as a field medical corpsman and c-ray technician that was
completed in 1988 at Oakland Naval Hospital. Following training, he spent
4 years with varying Marine units as a corpsman in Camp Le Jeune North Carolina.
Outside interests include travel, golf, and boating. |
Jill Hunt -
RN, Chemotherapy Nurse
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Jill was born and raised in Cincinnati, OH. She went to nursing school
at Raymond Walter's College at the University of Cincinnati. Jill worked
in pediatric hematology-oncology for 1.5 years and the Children's Hospital
ER for 4 years. Jill is happily married to Andy and has two children Jeffery
and Jenna. In her spare time, Jill enjoys playing with her two dogs Rex
and Rocky. Jill favorite hobbies are coaching JV/varsity cheerleading at
a local high school and traveling. |
Laura Hunt, RN- Chemotherapy Nurse
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Laura has been with CHO since the beginning of 2005. She loves caring
for CHO patients. She graduated from the University of Cincinnati with
an Associate's Degree. |
Heather King - Collections/Biller
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Heather
has been with CHO for 8 years. She currently lives in Brown County,
Ohio with her husband Will and her two adorable golden retrievers,
Duke and Bella. She is very active in the bus ministry at Bible Baptist
Church, Mt. Orab. Heather enjoys spending time outdoors, gardening,
walking, and spending time with her husband and her two dogs. |
Mary Beth
King – Volunteer
Mary
Beth enjoys being a volunteer at Cho. She likes working with the patients
and helping the nursing staff. She has been a patient since 2000. Mary
Beth has two wonderful grown children. Austin lives in Atlanta, GA
and Michelle lives in Charlotte, NC. She likes to garden, decorate,
and entertain. |
Heather
Kron – Collections/Biller
| Heather is
one of the newest additions to CHO and brings with her nearly a decade of
billing experience. She currently resides in Westwood with her husband
Spencer and their two black labrador retrievers, Quin and Fisher. She has
many interests and hobbies which seem to spill over to her working life as
well. She and her husband have a retail store specializing in fly fishing.
Heather enjoys spending time with her family (including her dogs) whether it
be camping, gardening or just relaxing at home. She is a wonderful cook and
loves to plan home improvements. |
Regina Lampe,
RN, OCN - Chemotherapy Nurse
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Gina graduated from The Christ Hospital School
of Nursing in 1989. She acquired her Oncology certification in 1994. Gina
began working in oncology right out of nursing school on the inpatient unit,
where she stayed for 8 years. Then after marriage and a child she relocated
to the The Christ Cancer Center, where she stayed for approximately three
years. Gina started at Cincinnati Hematology-Oncology in December of 1999
as a treatment nurse. In May 2003, she accepted the physician coordinator
position. She has worked in oncology for 15+ years. Gina has a 11 year old
daughter, 2 cats, 5 goldfish and 1 dwarf hamster. |
Eve Murphy
- PRN, Chemotherapy Nurse
Eve has been working as a nurse for 10
years, six of which has been
in oncology. She has worked PRN at CHO since 2004 and PRN for St.
Elizabeth South Medical Center, where for the last five years she has
been in ICU and IV therapy. Eve is a musician/singer/songwriter and has
published with SESAC. She has a prerelease project and a full CD. Eve
recently had twin girls, which are thirteen months old now. She is just
getting back to playing after this busy year. |
Sarah
Ostrozny – PRN, Assistant Administrator
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Sarah
began working at CHO in January 2003 after receiving her Master of
Health Administration from Ohio University . Sarah worked as an Administrative
Resident and Fellow for CHO until August 2005. In August, Sarah began
law school at the University of Cincinnati . She now works at CHO during
her breaks and in her spare time. Sarah also spends time with her two
pugs, Georgie and LuLu.
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Jamie P. - Receptionist
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Jamie was born and raised in Cincinnati.
She loves to play with and watch her daughter Hanna grow. In her spare time
Jamie likes to hang out with her family. Jamie is glad to be a part of the
CHO staff. |
Kim Phillips - Billing
Supervisor
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Kim has been with CHO for 6 years. Kim
is a breast cancer survivor and was able to deal with the treatments,
both physically and mentally, because of support from fellow patients
and coworkers. The patients make Kim’s job very rewarding and fulfilling.
Kim’s daughter, Kati, has also entered the medical field as a radiation
therapist at Mercy Anderson Hospital. She enjoys outdoor activities,
sports and spending time with her daughter. Kim married in April 2005
to Grady Phillips. She has a step-daughter, Nicole, and two dogs. |
Kathy Poff – Assistant
Physician Coordinator
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Kathy came to Cho as a medical assistant in 1999 with a background in
OBIGyn and oncology. In 2005 Kathy accepted the position of assistant physician
coordinator. She enjoys working in her flower boxes and the outdoors. |
Lynn S., RN - Chemotherapy Nurse
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Lynn is
a wife, mother of two, stepmother of three, and grandmother. Lynn has
been a nurse for 30 years and at CHO for three. She enjoys long walks,
cutting the grass, and playing with her granddaughter. Lynn has a new
grandson “TJ” born 4/26/2006. Her favorites are ice cream,
veggie pizza, and the TV show Boston Legal. Lynn’s necessary
part of survival is HUGS!! |
Teresa
Smith- Medical Assistant
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Teresa
has been with CHO for 2 yrs. She attended Cincinnati Metropolitan College.
Teresa enjoys interacting with patients, and meeting new patients.
She has three children Justin, 15, Jacqualynn, 13, Mark Tyler, 9. In
her spare time she enjoys huge family functions, and watching her children
at sporting events. Teresa also enjoys making jewelry, playing volleyball,
and cross stitching. She believes every patient coming to the practice
is a part of her family. |
Gail
Stewart- PRN, Medical Records Clerk
Gail is a part-time medical records
clerk. She enjoys singing at church, writing poems, and watching good
movies. Gail has been married for 14 years, and has a daughter who
is 13 years old who loves stuffed animals. Gail’s daughters favorite
one is a pink elephant named Murphy. |
Ellen
Tulanko - Collections/Biller
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Ellen has been employed at CHO since October 2003 as a billing associate.
She has 6 years experience. While she enjoys her employment with CHO
very much, her favorite activities include spending time at home with
her husband Mike and 4 children. |
Debbie
A. Truesdell, RN, OCN - PRN, Chemotherapy Nurse
| Debbie has been with CHO since 2000. She
currently works two days a week in the Northern Kentucky office. She works
full time at St. Luke East in the ICU. She graduated from Northern Kentucky
University in 1992 and is currently an oncology certified nurse. Her family
includes her husband, Tom, two sons, Brian and Chris, and two daughters,
Suzanne and Peggy. She also has three dogs, Dusty, DJ, and Lady. She is a
member of the local and national Oncology Nursing Society. She also works
as a clinical instructor for Gateway Community College for their KMA course. |
Delana Webb – Chemotherapy
Nurse
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Lana has been a nurse for almost ten years. She has been an oncology
nurse for almost three years and has worked for Cho almost three months.
Lana lives in Rising Sun, Indiana where Grand Victoria Casino is located.
She enjoys camping on the weekends with her family, riding bikes, and going
fishing. She also enjoys watching her kids participate in sports with her
husband. Lana goes to different rock concerts at Riverbend in the summer
and spending time with her friends and family all year round. |
Kathy White RN, OCN -
Nursing Supervisor
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Kathy graduated from The Christ Hospital
School of Nursing in 1992 where she received the school's Nursing Leadership
Award. She has been an oncology certified nurse since 1999 and has been with CHO
since October of 1997. She currently works as the nursing supervisor and manages
the clinical area. She is a member of the Ohio Medical Group Management
Association and the national and local Oncology Nursing Society where she serves
on the local chapter program committee. Kathy is married to her husband Jim and
has two sons, Danny and Chris and dog Codie. In her spare time she enjoys
walking, dog training, gardening, playing golf and spending time with her
family. |
Sharon Z.
- Volunteer
| Sharon has
been a patient of Dr. Mannions since May 03 and has been volunteering at CHO
since that time. She lives with her husband, David, of 5 years and their
three dogs. Tobby, Hannah, and Alfie. Sharon has 3 grown daughters and 2
grandkids. She loves to help in anyway she can.
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