Venice Family Clinic CEO Elizabeth Benson Forer has announced that assistant medical director Karen Lamp, M.D., has been honored for her work in women’s health by the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
Dr. Lamp was recognized last month for making a difference in women’s lives and for the work the Venice Family Clinic does in the field of women’s health.
Dr. Lamp has been with the Venice Family Clinic for 16 years. She is the clinical director for the clinic’s women health programs, including its prenatal, family planning, and women’s cancer detection programs. She is the clinical liaison with the UCLA department of obstetrics and gynecology residency program. She staffs a school-based teen clinic at Santa Monica High School and is the site director for its Pico Health Center in Santa Monica.
The clinic is a recipient of funding from the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation in its fight against breast cancer. Established in 1982, the foundation fulfills its mission through support of innovative breast cancer research grants and outreach programs around the world.
“The Komen Foundation fills the crucial gaps in our program,” Lamp said. “With their support our patients receive mammography, biopsy and surgery, if needed.”
The Venice Family Clinic is the largest free clinic in the nation with 1,933 volunteers, including 449 doctors, serving 20,000 men, women and children who are poor and have no private health insurance. The Clinic operates 7 sites located throughout the westside area.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 23, 2004. Read the original PDF.