SCRANTON, PA — The Board of Ambassadors will recognize Dr. Christopher Peters as its 2023 Tribute to Courage honoree at the upcoming Spirit of Hope celebration, set for Friday, November 10, 2023, at Mohegan Pennsylvania. 

Dr. Peters is a partner in Radiation Medicine Associates of Scranton, and is medical director of Northeast Radiation Oncology Centers (NROC) as well as its director of clinical research. 

Among his community roles, he joined the board of directors of the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute (NRCI) and served as board chairman in 2017 and 2018. He also teaches at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. 

Dr. Peters is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. His residency was at Mount Sinai in New York City.

The Board of Ambassadors is a group of individuals and business leaders in northeastern PA who raise funds and awareness to fight cancer in the local community. 

The Spirit of Hope celebration benefits the NRCI’s community-based cancer screening navigation program. This program helps individuals in the region get their recommended colorectal, breast, cervical and lung cancer screenings. 

For more information about Spirit of Hope, call the Cancer Institute at 570/904-8808 or visit www.spiritofhopecelebration.org.