North Shore Doctor Honored With Local Cancer Association Award

BEVERLY, MA – In a reception on May 4, the Boston North Cancer Association, Inc., will give out three academic scholarships and present Noel P. DeFelippo, MD, FACS, with the Hope Begins Here Award.

DeFelippo was selected for his commitment to the care of countless individuals and families facing the challenges of urologic cancer throughout the area. The 7th annual reception will take place on Thursday, May 4, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Spinelli's in Lynnfield.

A partner at Urology Consultants of the North Shore, DeFelippo has practiced surgery and clinical urology for over 32 years. In addition, he served as both the Chief of Urology at North Shore Medical Center and on the Board of Trustees of Union Hospital for ten years. He is the recipient of the North Shore Medical Center's Award for Clinical Excellence in Surgery in 2011 and 2012. Dr. DeFelippo sees patients at his Salem office and Mass General/North Shore Danvers office, and makes his home in Swampscott.

In addition to honoring DeFelippo, the Boston North Cancer Association will also be awarding three academic scholarships at its Hope Begins Here Awards Reception. Founded in 2009, the Scholarship Program helps promising North Shore high school students overcome the challenges posed by cancer so they may achieve their dreams of higher education; and advances improved methods of cancer treatment and prevention by means of assisting promising medical school students.

"It is always a daunting task to select the scholarship recipients from the pool of such worthy applicants. We continue to be impressed by their personal stories and academic accomplishments," said Susan McCarthy, president of Boston North Cancer Association.

The David J. Solimine, Sr. Honorary Scholarship and Hope Begins Here Scholarship of $3,500 are awarded annually to a college-bound North Shore high school senior who is a cancer survivor or is currently undergoing treatment for cancer. The F. John Bargoot, MD Memorial Scholarship of $7,500 is awarded annually to a medical school student who completed high school on the North Shore and has a demonstrated interest in cancer treatment and prevention. Deadline for scholarship applications is April 1, 2017.

Eligible scholarship applicants will reside and complete high school in one of the following communities: Beverly, Boxford, Danvers, Essex, Gloucester, Hamilton, Ipswich, Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Middleton, Nahant, Newbury, Newburyport, Peabody, Rockport, Rowley, Salem, Salisbury, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield and Wenham.

For more information on scholarships, event tickets and sponsorship/advertising opportunities, visit www.bostonnorthcancer.org, email info@bostonnorthcancer.org, or call 508.641.7900. All proceeds benefit the BNCA Scholarship Program for childhood cancer survivors, young people of parents with cancer, and medical school students that show a promising career in cancer treatment. Boston North Cancer Association, Inc. is a non-profit community resource for cancer treatment, prevention and education.

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