Cancer Center Physicians
A highly skilled and compassionate medical staff provides the latest cancer diagnostic procedures and treatments. Our multidisciplinary group includes:
- medical oncologists
- bone marrow transplant specialists
- surgical and radiation oncologists
- radiologists
- pain management specialists
- oncology nurses
- pharmacists
- radiation technologists and physicists
- laboratory technicians
- social workers
- nutritionists
- financial counselors
- support staff and trained volunteers
All physicians are board-certified or board-eligible in their specialty. Chemotherapy services are administered by chemotherapy certified nurses.
Michael Bromberg, M.D., Ph.D.
Interim Section Chief, Medical Oncology
Professor, Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center
SPECIALTIES: Lymphomas; leukemia; multiple myeloma
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Temple University School of Medicine
TRAINING: Internal Medicine Residency, Temple University Hospital; Hematology/Oncology Fellowship, Yale University School of Medicine
CERTIFICATION: Hematology, Oncology, Internal Medicine
PUBLICATION LISTING: PubMed
To request an appointment with Dr. Bromberg, please click here.
Dina Caroline, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Breast Imaging
SPECIALTIES: Body imaging; breast imaging
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Medical College of Philadelphia
PhD: University of Michigan
TRAINING: Radiology residency, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; Gastroenterology fellowship, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
CERTIFICATION: Radiology
Gary S. Cohen, M.D.
Section Chief, Vascular and Interventional Radiology
SPECIALTIES: Interventional oncology; radiofrequency and microwave ablation of liver, lung, kidney and soft tissues; Yttrium radioembolization of liver tumors and colonic mestases; chemoembolization of hepatic cancer; chemotherapy port insertion; tumor biopsy and diagnosis throughout the body, including lung, thyroid, abdomen and neck; bronchial stenting of narrowed airways
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
TRAINING: Vascular/Interventional Radiology fellowship, Temple University Hospital; Radiology residency, Temple University Hospital
CERTIFICATION: Vascular and Interventional Radiology
John Daly, M.D.
Interim Chair, Department of Surgery
Harry C. Donahoo Professor of Surgery
Surgical Director, William Maul Measey Institute for Clinical Stimulation and Patient Safety
Emeritus Dean, Temple University School of Medicine
SPECIALTIES: Surgical oncology
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Temple University School of Medicine
TRAINING: General Surgery residency, University of Texas Medical School at Houston
CERTIFICATION: Surgery
PUBLICATION LISTING: PubMed
Leo R. Doumanian, M.D.
SPECIALTIES: Genitourinary reconstruction; urethral stricture disease; congenital adult hypospadias; male incontinence
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Indiana University School of Medicine
TRAINING: General Surgery residency, Temple University Hospital; Urology residency, Temple University Hospital; Trauma and Genitourinary Reconstruction fellowship, Detroit Medical Center
CERTIFICATION: Urology
Heba Y. Durra, M.D.
SPECIALTIES: Oncologic pathology; transplant pathology; gastrointestinal pathology
MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Jordan School of Medicine
TRAINING: Anatomic and Clinical Pathology residency, Temple University Hospital; Pathology residency, Jordan University Hospital; Oncologic Surgical Pathology fellowship, Fox Chase Cancer Center
CERTIFICATION: Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
David Essex, M.D.
SPECIALTIES: Hematology; hemostasis and thrombosis
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Rutgers Medical School
TRAINING: Internal Medicine residency, UMDNJ; Hematology fellowship, Mt. Sinai Hospital; Hematology research fellowship, Jefferson Medical College; Oncology fellowship, SUNY
CERTIFICATION: Hematology; Oncology; Internal Medicine
Daniel D. Eun, M.D.
Vice Chief of Robotic Surgery
Director of Minimally Invasive Robotic Urologic Oncology & Reconstruction
SPECIALTIES: Urologic oncology and reconstruction with a focus on robotic surgery for advanced tumors of adrenals, kidney, ureters, bladder, testes, and prostate
MEDICAL DEGREE: Temple University School of Medicine
TRAINING: Urology residency, Henry Ford Hospital, Vattikuti Urology Institute: Minimally Invasive Urologic Robotic Oncology fellowship, Henry Ford Hospital, Vattikuti Urology Institute; General Surgery fellowship, Henry Ford Hospital, Vattikuti Urology Institute
CERTIFICATION: Urology
Scott H. Faro, M.D.
Director, Functional Brain Imaging Center and Clinical MRI
SPECIALTIES: Neuro/MRI/CT; functional MRI for brain mapping and brain tumors
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Rutgers University
TRAINING: Diagnostic Radiology residency, Medical Center Delaware; Neuroradiology fellowship, Jefferson Medical College
CERTIFICATION: Radiology; Neuroradiology
James Stuart Ferriss, M.D.
SPECIALTIES: Ovarian, cervical, vulvar, and vaginal cancers; gestational trophoblastic neoplasia; minimally invasive and robotic surgery
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Louisiana State University School of Medicine
TRAINING: Obstetrics and Gynecology residency, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center/Parkland Memorial Hospital; Gynecologic Oncology fellowship, University of Virginia Health System
CERTIFICATION: Obstetrics and Gynecology (board-eligible)
Jamie Garfield, M.D.
SPECIALTIES: Women's health and gender disparities in lung disease, lung cancer, interventional pulmonology
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Saint George's University School of Medicine
TRAINING: Pulmonary and critical care medicine fellowship, Temple University Hospital; Internal medicine residency, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
CERTIFICATION: Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine
Colleen B. Gaughan, M.D.
SPECIALTIES: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); Barrett's esophagus; achalasia and esophageal motility disorders; lung cancer; mediastinal tumors; tracheal tumors and tracheal stenosis
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Temple University School of Medicine
TRAINING: General Surgery residency, Temple University Hospital; Thoracic and Foregut Surgery fellowship, University of Southern California/Los Angeles County Hospital; Cardiothoracic Surgery fellowship, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital
CERTIFICATION: General Surgery, Thoracic Surgery (board-eligible)
Oleh Haluszka, M.D.
Chief, Section of Gastroenterology
SPECIALTIES: Therapeutic endoscopy for management of GI cancer, GI bleeding, and other diseases of the pancreas, bile duct, gallbladder, and liver; pancreatic/biliary endoscopy (ERCP); enteral and biliary stenting; mucosal ablative therapies; endoscopic ultrasound; enteroscopy for visualization of small bowel; biomarkers of pancreaticobiliary tumors
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
TRAINING: Residency and internship: US Naval Hospital and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; Gastroenterology fellowships, US Naval Hospital San Diego and Medical College of Wisconsin
CERTIFICATION: Internal Medicine; Gastroenterology
Sean P. Harbison, M.D.
Vice Chair, Surgical Education
SPECIALTIES: General surgery, surgical oncology
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Temple University School of Medicine
TRAINING: Surgical residency, Graduate Hospital; Surgical Oncology fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
CERTIFICATION: Surgery
PUBLICATION LISTING: PubMed

Enrique Hernandez, M.D.
Abraham Roth Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Section Chief, Gynecologic Oncology
Professor, Pathology
SPECIALTIES: Gynecologic oncology
MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
TRAINING: Ob Gyn residency, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore; Gynecologic Oncology fellowship, Johns Hopkins Hospital
CERTIFICATION: Obstetrics and Gynecology; Gynecologic Oncology
PUBLICATION LISTING: PubMed
Charles A. Jungreis, M.D.
Chair, Radiology
SPECIALTIES: Diagnostic radiology; neuroradiology, including head and neck tumor biopsy and embolization
MEDICAL SCHOOL: SUNY Downstate Medical Center
TRAINING: Radiology residency, North Shore University Hospital, Cornell Medical College; Neuroradiology fellowship, New York University
CERTIFICATION: Radiology; Neuroradiology
Larry R. Kaiser, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Senior Executive Vice President for Health Sciences, Temple University
Professor of Surgery and Dean, Temple University School of Medicine
CEO, Temple University Health System
SPECIALTIES: Lung cancer, mediastinal tumors, mesothelioma, myasthenia gravis
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Tulane University School of Medicine
TRAINING: Surgery residency, University of California at Los Angeles; Thoracic Surgery residency, University of Toronto; Cardiovascular Surgery fellowship, University of Toronto; Research Fellowship, Surgical Oncology, University of California at Los Angeles
CERTIFICATION: Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery; Surgery
Andreas Karachristos, M.D., PhD., F.A.C.S
Surgical Director, Pancreas Transplant Program
Co-Director, Liver Tumor Program
SPECIALTIES: Liver transplantation and hepatobiliary surgery; renal and pancreas transplantation; general surgery on the end-organ failure patient
MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Crete School of Medicine
TRAINING: General surgery residency, Temple University Hospital; Organ Transplantation/Hepatobiliary Surgery fellowship, University of Cincinnati
CERTIFICATION: Surgery
Amit Khanna, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Director, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Director, Rectal Cancer Program
SPECIALTIES: Minimally invasive/laparoscopic colon and rectal surgery; colorectal oncology; diverticular disease; inflammatory bowel disease; anorectal disease; Crohn's disease; ulcerative colitis
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
EDUCATION: Master of Public Health, Health Policy and Management, Columbia University School of Public Health
TRAINING: Surgery residency, University of Rochester Medical Center; Colon and Rectal Surgery fellowship, Cleveland Clinic - Florida Campus
CERTIFICATION: General Surgery; Colon and Rectal Surgery
Bong-Soo Kim, M.D.
Director, Minimally Invasive & Complex Spine Fellowship Program
SPECIALTIES: Minimally invasive treatment of spinal disorders of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine: herniated disc, stenosis, spondylolisthesis, scoliosis, tumors, ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, infections, congenital disorders and spinal cord injury; minimally invasive spinal fusion; minimally invasive spinal deformity surgery; cervical artificial disc; kyphoplasty for compression fractures and spinal tumors; spinal cord stimulation; neuro-oncology, including brain and spinal cord tumors; spinal radiosurgery; Gamma Knife® radiosurgery
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine
TRAINING: Neurosurgery residencies: Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine and Temple University Hospital; Neuro-Oncology and Stereotaxis fellowship, Cleveland Clinic; Minimally Invasive and Complex Spinal Surgery fellowship, University of Chicago Hospitals
Thomas Klumpp, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Vice Chief, Temple Bone Marrow Transplant Program
Director, Quality Management & Informatics
SPECIALTIES: allogeneic and autologous stem cell transplants for hematologic malignancies
MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
TRAINING: Internal Medicine residency, Dartmouth Medical Center; Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant fellowships, Harvard Medical School
CERTIFICATION: Hematology, Medical Oncology, Internal Medicine
PUBLICATION LISTING: PubMed
Benjamin Krevsky, M.D.
Associate Chief, Section of Gastroenterology
Director, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
CLINICAL INTERESTS: Gastrointestinal malignancies, especially esophageal and colon cancers; motor disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, especially constipation and fecal incontinence; capsule endoscopy; endoscopic laser therapy and ablative therapy for Barrett’s esophagus; hemorrhoid therapy
MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Cincinnati
TRAINING: GI fellowship, Temple University Hospital
CERTIFICATION: Internal Medicine; Gastroenterology
Patricia L. Kropf, M.D.
Assistant Director, Temple Bone Marrow Transplant Program
SPECIALTIES: Bone marrow transplant for hematologic malignancies; hematopoietic malignances; differentiation therapy in acute myelogenous leukemia
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Georgetown University School of Medicine
TRAINING: Internal Medicine residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Hematology and Oncology fellowship, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
CERTIFICATION: Hematology; Medical Oncology; Internal Medicine
Douglas W. Laske, M.D.
SPECIALTIES: Surgery for malignant and benign brain and spinal tumors; pituitary surgery; stereotactic brain tumor surgery; stereotactic radiosurgery; microsurgical spine surgery, Gamma Knife® radiosurgery
MEDICAL SCHOOL: College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University
TRAINING: Neuro-oncology fellowship, National Institutes of Health
CERTIFICATION: Neurosurgery
Lori A. Lemonnier, MD
SPECIALTIES: Endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery, with emphasis on research in and management of chronic rhinosinusitis, sinonasal neoplasms (both benign and malignant), and cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Wayne State University School of Medicine
TRAINING: Otolaryngology, Head & Neck residency, Wayne State University; Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery fellowship, University of Miami
CERTIFICATION: Otolaryngology
Jeffrey Liu, M.D.
SPECIALTIES: Head and neck cancers, including thyroid, salivary, squamous cel carcinomas, and skin origin; translational research to evaluate new agents in head and neck cancer, oropharynx and larynx squamous cell carcinomas, and Merkel cell carcinoma
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Weill Cornell Medical College
TRAINING: Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery residency, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell Campus
CERTIFICATION: Otolaryngology
Christopher M. Loftus M.D., DHC (Hon.), F.A.C.S.
Professor and Chair, Department of Neurosurgery
Assistant Dean for International Affiliations, Temple University School of Medicine
SPECIALTIES: Brain aneurysms and vascular malformations, extracranial carotid occlusive disease; cerebral revascularization; cervical spine reconstruction; benign and malignant brain tumors; lumbar stenosis, Gamma Knife® radiosurgery
MEDICAL SCHOOL: State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center
TRAINING: Neurosurgery residency, The Neurological Institute of New York, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
Kenneth Mangan, M.D.
Section Chief
Director, Temple Bone Marrow Transplant Program
SPECIALTIES: Bone marrow transplant for hematologic malignancies; aplastic anemia
MEDICAL SCHOOL: George Washington University School of Medicine
TRAINING: Internal Medicine residency, George Washington University Medical Center; Hematology fellowship, Tufts-New England Medical Center
CERTIFICATION: Hematology; Internal Medicine
PUBLICATION LISTING: PubMed
Jennifer L. Maranki, M.D., M.S.
SPECIALTIES: Pancreatic, hepatobiliary, and stomach disorders; gastrointestinal cancers; advanced endoscopic techniques
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Temple University School of Medicine
TRAINING: Internal Medicine residency, Temple University Hospital; Gastroenterology fellowship, University of Virginia Medical Center; Advanced Endoscopy fellowship, University of Virginia Medical Center
CERTIFICATION: Gastroenterology; Internal Medicine
Mary Ellen Martin, M.D.
SPECIALTIES: Bone marrow transplant for hematologic malignancies; aplastic anemia
MEDICAL SCHOOL: SUNY College of Medicine
TRAINING: Internal Medicine residency, Washington University School of Medicine; Hematology/Oncology fellowship, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
CERTIFICATION: Hematology, Medical Oncology; Internal Medicine
PUBLICATION LISTING: PubMed
Alan Maurer, M.D.
Director, Nuclear Medicine
SPECIALTIES: Cardiology; GI motility; PET/CT molecular imaging
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Temple University School of Medicine
TRAINING: Internal Medicine residency, Temple University Hospital; Radiation Oncology and Nuclear Medicine research fellowship, Hahnemann University Hospital; Oncology fellowship, American Cancer Society
CERTIFICATION: Internal Medicine, Nuclear Medicine
James B. McClurken, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Director, Cardiothoracic Perioperative Services
Vice Chair, Surgery and Surgical Subspecialties, Temple University School of Medicine
SPECIALTIES: Coronary revascularization using arterial conduits; valvular surgery; thoracic and thoracoscopic procedures; pacemaker and automatic defibrillator implantation; mechanical circulatory support systems; ventricular resection; transmyocardial
revascularization; off-pump bypass surgery; heart and heart-lung transplantation
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Temple University School of Medicine
TRAINING: Cardiothoracic Surgery residency, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center; General Surgery residency, Abington Memorial Hospital
CERTIFICATION: Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery; General Surgery
Bizhan Micaily, M.D., F.A.C.R.
Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology
SPECIALTIES: General external beam radiation; 3-D conformal radiotherapy; IMRT; IGRT; Gamma Knife® treatments; stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT); stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT); total skin electron therapy (TSET); hyperthermia; lung, breast, head & neck and GI cancers; gynecologic cancers, lymphoma (especially Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma)
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Pahlavi University, Iran
TRAINING: Radiation Oncology residency, Hahnemann University Hospital; Radiation Oncology/Medical Oncology fellowship, Hahnemann University Hospital
CERTIFICATION: Radiation Oncology
PUBLICATION LISTING: PubMed
To request an appointment with Dr. Micaily, please click here.
Larry Miller, M.D.
Director, Endoscopic Research
SPECIALTIES: Gastrointestinal tumors; acid/peptic disorders; pancreatic disease; endoscopic ultrasound; therapeutic endoscopy
MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Health Sciences, The Chicago Medical School
TRAINING: GI fellowship, Georgetown University/Washington VA-NIH; Clinical Nutrition fellowship, Education and Research Foundation in Chicago; Therapeutic Endoscopy fellowship, Wellsley Hospital, University of Toronto
CERTIFICATION: Internal Medicine; Gastroenterology
Juhi Mittal, M.D.
SPECIALTIES: Colon cancer, rectal cancer, gastrointestinal stromal tumors, esophageal cancers, gastric cancers, pancreatic cancers, hepatobiliary cancers
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Kasturba Medical College, India
TRAINING: Internal Medicine residency, State University of New York/Downstate Hospital; Hematology/Oncology fellowship, State University of New York/Downstate Hospital
CERTIFICATION: Hematology/Oncology (board-eligible); Internal Medicine
To request an appointment with Dr. Mittal, please click here.
Curtis Miyamoto, M.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology
Medical Director, Oncology Service Line
SPECIALTIES: General external beam radiation; 3-D conformal radiotherapy; IMRT; IGRT; Gamma Knife® treatments; stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT); stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT); hyperthermia; translational research; brain tumors and disorders; prostate, lung, breast, head & neck, and GI cancers
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Universidad de Navarra, Spain
TRAINING: Radiation Oncology residency, Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia; Radiation Oncology and Nuclear Medicine Research fellowship, Hahnemann University Hospital; Oncology fellowship, American Cancer Society
CERTIFICATION: Radiation Oncology
PUBLICATION LISTING: PubMed
To request an appointment with Dr. Miyamoto, please click here.
Santiago J. Munoz, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.G.
Medical Director, Liver Transplant Program
Director, Clinical Hepatology
Professor of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine
SPECIALTIES: Care of patients with chronic and acute liver failure; medical aspects of liver transplantation; chronic hepatitis C and B; primary liver cancer (hepatoma); and fatty liver
EDUCATION: University of Chile School of Medicine
TRAINING: Gastroenterology and Hepatology fellowship, Thomas Jefferson University; Medicine, Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics fellowship, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Internal Medicine residency, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
CERTIFICATIONS: Transplant Hepatology; Gastroenterology and Hepatolog;, Internal Medicine
Jack Mydlo, M.D.
Chair, Urology
SPECIALTIES: Trauma; uro-oncology; erectile dysfunction
MEDICAL SCHOOL: SUNY Downstate Medical Center
TRAINING: Surgery and Urology residencies, Montefiore Einstein College of Medicine; Urologic Oncology fellowship, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
CERTIFICATION: Urology
Aruna Padmanabhan, M.D.
Director, Medical Breast Oncology
Assistant Professor of Medicine
SPECIALTIES: Breast cancer and supportive care in cancer patients
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Kasturba Medical College, India
TRAINING: Internal Medicine residency, Trinitas Hospital, Seton Hall University; Medical Oncology fellowship, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
CERTIFICATION: Medical Oncology; Internal Medicine
To request an appointment with Dr. Padmanabhan, please click here.
Alvaro Pereira-Rico, M.D.
Director, Medical Genitourinary Oncology
Assistant Professor of Medicine
SPECIALTIES: Uro-oncology, including prostate, renal and bladder cancers
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Universidad Complutense de Madrid School of Medicine, Spain
TRAINING: Internal Medicine residency, St. Louis University Health Sciences Center; Medical Oncology and Hematology fellowship, Jefferson Medical College; Women's Health fellowship, St. Louis University Health Sciences Center/John Cochrane VA Hospital
CERTIFICATION: Medical Oncology, Internal Medicine
To request an appointment with Dr. Pereira-Rico, please click here.
A. Koneti Rao, M.D.
Director, Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center
Section Chief, Hematology
SPECIALTIES: Hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, platelet function
MEDICAL SCHOOL: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
TRAINING: Internal Medicine residency, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital; Hematology/Oncology fellowship, Temple University Health Sciences Center; Hematology fellowship, Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic Research
CERTIFICATION: Hematology; Internal Medicine
Kathleen Reilly, M.D.
SPECIALTIES: Breast cancer care, wound management, surgical critical care
MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Pennsylvania
TRAINING: Surgery residency, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; Surgery Research fellowship, University of Pennsylvania
CERTIFICATION: Surgery
To request an appointment with Dr. Reilly, please click here.
Ronald Rubin, M.D.
Professor, Medicine
Associate Professor, Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center
SPECIALTIES: Bleeding and thrombotic disorders; general hematology
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Temple University School of Medicine
TRAINING: Medicine residency, Temple University Hospital; Hematology Clinical and Research fellowships, Thomas Jefferson Hospital
CERTIFICATION: Hematology; Internal Medicine
PUBLICATION LISTING: PubMed
To request an appointment with Dr. Rubin, please click here.
Malini Sahu, M.D.
CLINICAL INTERESTS: Endoscopic ultrasound and gastrointestinal oncology
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Boston University School of Medicine
TRAINING: Internal Medicine residency, New York University Medical Center; Gastroenterology fellowship, New York University Medical Center
CERTIFICATION: Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology (board-eligible)
Deric C. Savior, M.D.
Director, Medical Lung Cancer
SPECIALTIES: Lung cancer; palliative care; paraneoplastic syndromes; complementary medicine; physical activity in cancer patients
MEDICAL SCHOOL: MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine
TRAINING: Internal Medicine residency, Graduate Hospital; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency, Georgetown University Hospital / National Rehabilitation Hospital; Hematology/Oncology fellowship, Lankenau Hospital
CERTIFICATION: Internal Medicine
To request an appointment with Dr. Savior, please click here.
Manish Sharma, MD
SPECIALTIES: Bone marrow transplantation and blood malignancies
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Ross University School of Medicine
TRAINING: Internal Medicine residency: West Virginia University Hospital; Bone Marrow Transplant fellowship: MD Anderson Cancer Center
CERTIFICATION: Medical Oncology, Internal Medicine
Michael S. Smith, M.D., M.B.A.
SPECIALTIES: Diagnosis and treatment of Barrett's esophagus, including BARRX® radiofrequency ablation, cryo-ablation, complex endoscopic mucosal resection, narrow band imaging and endoscopic ultrasound
MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
TRAINING: Internal medicine residency, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases fellowship, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia Campus
CERTIFICATION: Internal Medicine; Gastroenterology (board eligible)
Eric G. St. Clair, M.D.
SPECIALTIES: surgical treatment of tumors of the brain and spine; treatment of degenerative spinal conditions; Gamma Knife® radiosurgery
MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Illinois School of Medicine
TRAINING: Neurosurgery residency, New York University Medical Center; Neurological Oncology fellowship, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Neurosurgical Oncology fellowship, New York University Medical Center
CERTIFICATION: Neurosurgery (board-eligible)
Robert M. Steiner, M.D.
Section Chief, Thoracic Radiology
SPECIALTIES: Oncologic Imaging; pulmonary and cardiac non-invasive imaging
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
TRAINING: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiology residency, Albert Einstein Medical Center; Cardiovascular Interventional and Oncologic Imaging fellowship, Stanford University
CERTIFICATION: Radiology
Irene Q. Swift, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
SPECIALTIES: Interstitial lung disease, pulmonary fibrosis, sleep disorders, lung cancer
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
TRAINING: Pulmonary/critical care fellowship, Temple University Hospital; Sleep medicine fellowship, Temple University Hospital; Internal medicine residency, Temple University Hospital
CERTIFICATION: Internal Medicinel; Sleep Medicine; Pulmonary Disease; Critical Care Medicine (board eligible)
Rebecca Thomas, MD
Vice Chair, Department of Pathology
Director, Surgical Pathology
SPECIALTIES: GI pathology; hepatopathology
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Christian Medical College, India
TRAINING: Anatomic & Clinical Pathology residency, University of Maryland; GI Pathology fellowship, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
CERTIFICATION: Anatomic Pathology; Clinical Pathology
John M. Travaline, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Invasive Pulmonary Procedures Laboratory
SPECIALTIES: Respiratory muscle function, lung cancer, bioethics
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Jefferson Medical College
TRAINING: Internal Medicine residency, University of Maryland Hospital; Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine fellowships, Temple University Hospital
CERTIFICATION: Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Internal Medicine
PUBLICATION LISTING: PubMed
Vladimir Valakh, M.D.
SPECIALTIES: Radiation oncology for breast, prostate and rectal cancers; medical physics; research on the improvement of outcomes in multidisciplinary treatments for breast and prostate cancer
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Drexel University College of Medicine
TRAINING: Radiation Oncology residency, Allegheny General Hospital; Internal Medicine residency, Cabrini Medical Center
CERTIFICATION: Radiation Oncology (board-eligible)
To request an appointment with Dr. Valakh, please click here.
Qing Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
SPECIALTIES: Hematopathology; coagulation
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Shandong Medical University, Shandong, China
TRAINING: Biomedical Science (Cancer Research) PhD, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School; Pathology residency, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School; Hematopathology fellowship, Montefiore Medical Center
CERTIFICATION: Anatomic & Clinical Pathology; Hematology Pathology
Michael W. Weaver, M.D.
SPECIALTIES: Brain and spinal cord tumors; skull base neurosurgery; cerebrovascular neurosurgery (aneurysm and AVM); complex spinal instrumentation, Gamma Knife® radiosurgery
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Temple University School of Medicine
TRAINING: Neurosurgery residency, Temple University Hospital; Surgical Neuro-oncologic fellowship, Boston Children's Hospital/Brigham & Women's Hospital
CERTIFICATION: Neurosurgery
Alliric I. Willis, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
SPECIALTIES: Thyroid and parathyroid surgery, including minimally invasive techniques; breast cancer, with special interests in breast conserving therapies and sentinel lymph node biopsy; melanoma, skin and soft tissue tumors
MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
TRAINING: General Surgery residency, Washington University in St. Louis, Barnes Jewish Hospital; Surgical Oncology fellowship, Fox Chase Cancer Center
CERTIFICATION: Surgery
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