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The Susan Wojcicki Interventional Radiology Care Fund
When you met Susan Wojcicki, you immediately felt seen.
Disarmingly real, funny, and perceptive, Susan had an uncanny ability to make anyone, from a boardroom of executives to a wide-eyed child, feel heard and valued. “I can tell you don’t agree,” she would say to a female colleague in a meeting. “Speak up. I want to hear your voice.”
Her clarity of vision and sense of justice shaped Silicon Valley, and the world. As the longtime CEO of YouTube and one of Google’s earliest leaders, Susan helped define the cultural and technological frontiers that connect us today.
When Susan faced her cancer journey, she brought the same curiosity, determination, and grace she had modeled her entire life. She sought care at leading cancer centers around the country. At El Camino Health, she found something uniquely transformative in her experience with Dr. Fabio Komlos, an interventional radiologist.
In a note she wrote two years after her diagnosis with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, Susan said:
“He is all around one of the most caring, thoughtful, and knowledgeable physicians that I have seen since being diagnosed. While I have seen oncologists at various leading cancer institutes, only Dr. Komlos paid attention to a key issue that was directly impacting my daily life. His approach vastly improved my quality of life; it made my life livable again. In addition to his knowledge and analytical skills, Dr. Komlos is incredibly attentive, caring, and available.”
It was this combination of insight, compassion, and expertise that defined her care—and inspired her family’s deep gratitude.
To honor Susan’s legacy, the Troper Wojcicki Foundation made a generous $500,000 matching challenge to the El Camino Health Foundation in 2025. All funds raised were matched and will advance the hospital’s growing Interventional Radiology (IR) program, which is transforming cancer care through minimally invasive, image-guided procedures that target disease with greater precision and speed recovery times.
The initial phase of this initiative will fund the purchase of a state-of-the-art treatment system, enabling Dr. Komlos and his colleagues to expand access to care and improve outcomes for patients across the region. Going forward, El Camino Health aims to be at the forefront of this emerging movement, as a center for exceptional patient care and as a partner to those leading human-centered innovation in Silicon Valley. Donations to the El Camino Health Foundation will help fuel this innovation.
To support the Interventional Radiology program at El Camino Health, please contact Lindsay Ehrman at lindsay_ehrman@elcaminohealth.org or visit support.elcaminohealth.org/IR.
