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Our Leadership Team

Leadership at Sletten Cancer Institute represents a variety of organizations and interests that have united to bring the best in cancer care closer to home.

The governance structure for the institute has been designed so the program will be managed by people who understand the service and will make decisions based on the best interest of cancer patients and their families in Northcentral Montana.

SCI Leadership


Grant Harrer, MD Medical Director › Bio	Kathie Avis Chief Administrative Officer › Bio	Fred Avis, MD Deputy Medical Director › Bio


Joe LoDuca, MBA, MPH Chief Operating Officer › Bio		Cherry Loney, RN, BSN, MAS Cancer Disparities Program Director › Bio


Lexie Hoines, RN, OCN Manager/ Inpatient Oncology › Bio	Betsy Smith, MS, CGC Cancer Programs Supervisor/ Genetic Counselor › Bio	Cheryl Hackett, RN, OCN Regional Programs Coordinator › Bio


Floris Dyke, LPN, CPHQ Quality and Clinical Outcomes Coordinator › Bio

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Physician Leadership

Medical Oncology

Donald Berdeaux, MD
Grant Harrer, MD
Brian Abbott, MD

Radiation Oncology

Mark Reilly, MD
Barbara Gutschenritter, MD

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SCI Board

Grant Harrer, MD Medical Director Sletten Cancer Institute	Dale Mortenson, MD General Surgery Great Falls Surgical Associates
Kathie Avis Chief Administrative Officer Sletten Cancer Institute	John Preston Regional VP American Cancer Society Spokane
Donald Berdeaux, MD Oncology/Hematology Great Falls	Mark Reilly, MD Radiation Oncology Benefis Healthcare
Julie Hickethier Senior Vice President Chief Clinical Officer Benefis Healthcare	Gerald Spencer, MD Gastroenterology Great Falls Gastroenterology
Richard Lauritzen, MD Retired Physician Benefis Healthcare Foundation Board Member Great Falls	Holly Strong, MD Pulmonary, Northwest Physicians Great Falls
Jim Christensen, CEO Pondera Medical Center	Conrad John VanGilder, MD Neurosurgery - Great Falls
Anna Earl, MD Family Practice, Liberty County Hospital Chester	Dean Nelson Community Representative Great Falls
Robert Henderson, MD Internal Medicine Northern Montana Hospital Havre

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