Maryland Primary Care Physician Dr. Allison Williams of our Glen Burnie office was recognized in a WMAR News Channel 2 segment for her role in the early detection, diagnosis and treatment of a patient discovered to have lung cancer.

This patient came into our Glen Burnie office located at 7711 Quarterfield Road for a same day appointment complaining of back pain he had been experiencing for the past two weeks, which had become worse. Dr. Williams ordered a chest x-ray because of the way the pain radiated into the patient’s back. The chest x-rays showed spots, so Dr. Williams ordered an ultrasound; the ultrasound test showed more,

so she ordered a CT scan; that test also showed a potential problem, so she ordered a PET, which led to a referral to Chesapeake Oncology, then to Dr. Ko-pen Whang at Harbor Hospital where he ultimately had a lung resection.

As a result of early detection, teamwork and intervention by this outstanding team of doctors, this patient is now cancer-free.