2013 referring physician reference guide

University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center

11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106Main: 1-866-UH4-CARE (1-866-844-2273)UHSeidman.org

UH Seidman Cancer Center Administration

Nathan Levitan, MD President 216-844-3695

Stanton Gerson, MD Director 216-844-8562

Julian Kim, MD, MS Chief Medical Officer 216-844-8247

Linda Mangosh Vice-President, Operations 216-286-3855

Wendy Miano, DNP, MSN, RN, AOCN Chief Nursing Officer & Director of Nursing 216-286-3859

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General InformationCenter for Human Genetics Genetics Counseling 216-844-3936

Clinical Trial Information 216-207-7244 (Enter page 32941; after tone, enter area code and telephone number)

Hematology and Oncology or Radiation Oncology Consult 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.: 216-844-3951 opt.1

After 5 p.m. Medical Oncology call 1-877-669-2902 Radiation Oncology call 1-877-665-6318

Inpatient Admission to UH Seidman Cancer Center 216-844-1111

Physician Advice Line 216-844-1001 Ask for UH Seidman Cancer Center Medical Oncology Attending on-call

Real Time IT Tumor Conference Support 216-844-9900

Robinson Family Pavilion Info Desk (outpatient visits) 216-286-3100

Schedule an Outpatient Consultative Appointment with a University Hospitals Case Medical Center Physician 1-866-UH4-CARE (1-866-844-2273)

UH Insurance Access Line – To address non-network issues 216-983-1500

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Special UH Seidman Cancer Center Programs and Services

Hemostasis and Thrombosis CenterAdult and Pediatrics216-844-4888

Office of SurvivorshipManager: Patricia Gallagher, BSN, RN216-286-3805

Office of Patientand Public EducationSenior Cancer Information Nurse:Regina Carlisle, BSN, RN216-286-3805

Nutrition ServicesAdult: 216-844-1808Pediatrics: 216-844-2449

Psychosocial ServiceAdults: 800-641-2422Pediatrics: 216-844-7428

Support Services/Social Work216-844-5432

Angie Fowler Adolescent & Young Adult Cancer Institute

Center for Survivors ofChildhood CancerUH Rainbow Babies &Children’s Hospital216-844-1443

Children’s Center for Cancerand Blood Disorders216-844-3345

Center for Developmental Therapeutics216-844-3345

Sickle Cell Anemia Center216-844-3345


UH Seidman Cancer Center Inpatient Care Units

3rd Floor 216-286-3333Goodman Discovery Center– Coleman Clinical Research Suite– BMT patient rooms

4th Floor 216-286-3444Patient rooms




UH Seidman Cancer Center Locations

UH Seidman Cancer Center physicians coordinate clinical care at 16 community-based locations in Cleveland suburbs and neighboring counties, providing a wide range of outpatient services. UH Seidman Cancer Center community sites include:

University Hospitals Case Medical CenterUniversity Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center11100 Euclid AvenueCleveland, Ohio 44106216-844-3951

University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center13207 Ravenna RoadChardon, Ohio 44024440-286-5050

University Hospitals Chagrin Highlands Health Center3909 Orange PlaceOrange Village, Ohio 44122216-844-3951

University Hospitals Landerbrook Health Center5885 Landerbrook DriveMayfield Heights, Ohio 44124440-460-1616

University Hospitals Sharon Health Center5133 Ridge RoadWadsworth, Ohio 44281216-844-3951

University Hospitals Westlake Health Center960 Clague Road, Suite 1200Westlake, Ohio 44145216-844-3951



Firelands Regional Medical CenterUniversity Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center701 Tyler StreetSandusky, Ohio 44870419-557-7480

Lake Health University HospitalsSeidman Cancer Center9485 Mentor Avenue, Suite 3Mentor, Ohio 44060440-205-5755

MercyUniversity Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center41201 Schaden RoadElyria, Ohio 44035440-324-0400

St. John Medical CenterUniversity Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center29325 Health Campus Drive, Suite 1Westlake, Ohio 44145440-617-4700

Southwest General Health CenterUniversity Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center18697 Bagley RoadMiddleburg Heights, Ohio 44130440-816-6051

Parma Community General HospitalMedical Arts Center 36525 Powers BoulevardParma, Ohio 44129440-743-4747



UH Seidman Cancer Center in MedinaSouth Medical Building970 East Washington Street, Suite 4DMedina, Ohio 44256330-722-5422

Physician Services at UH Geneva Medical Office Building890 West Main Street, Suite 202Geneva, Ohio 44041440-460-1616

Physician Services at UH Conneaut Medical Office Building870 West Main StreetConneaut, Ohio 44030440-460-1616

Physician Services at Macgruder Hospital615 Fulton StreetPort Clinton, Ohio 43452419-732-4028


Medical OncologyJoseph Baar, MDMaria Espinosa, MDJudah Friedman, MDLyndsay Harris, MDCatherine Holmes, CNPCynthia Owusu, MDAmy Reese, MDPaula Silverman, MDMarla Sustin, MSN, CNPTherese Svarovsky, MSN, NP-C, OCNLois Teston, MD

Radiation OncologyTithi Biswas, MDJoel Elconin, MDJerald Katcher, MDJanice Lyons, MD Kate Sandstrom, RN, MSN, APRN-BC, AOCNTracy Sherertz, MD

Breast RadiologyAnne Coffey, MDNina Klein, MDHolly Marshall, MDRamya Pham, MDDonna Plecha, MD

Benign HematologyNurse Navigator: Rachel Cerminara, RN, BSN216-844-6013

Medical Hematology Nathan Berger, MDRosanne Marie Casal, CNPElliot Dickman, MD, PhDClark Distelhorst, MDJudah Friedman, MDJane Little, MD

Lalitha Nayak, MDAlvin Schmaier, MDJason Stern, DOLois Teston, MDWillem van Heeckeren, MD, PhD

Breast CancerRadiology Nurse Navigators:Rody Olmstead, RN, BSN, OCN, CBCN – 216-983-4826Caroline Sanchez, RN, BSN, CBCN – 216-896-1802

Breast Cancer Nurse Navigators:Tammy Whetsel, BSN, RN – 440-285-6952 Leila Woehrle, RN, BSN, MBA – 216-286-6537

Dedicated Cancer Teams


Breast Cancer


Surgical OncologyJohn Ammori, MDAmitabh Goel, MDCathy Graham, MDJohn Jasper, MDJulian Kim, MDHeidi Lake, MSN, CNM, CNPRosemary Leeming, MDMarjie Persons, MDLisa Rock, MDRobert Shenk, MDGladys Stefanek, MSN, APRN, NP, PMHCNS-BC, CBCN

Breast Reconstruction and Oncoplastic SurgeryHooman Soltanian, MD

Supportive OncologyElizabeth Weinstein, MD

PathologyPhillip Bomeisl, DOHannah Gilmore, MD

Clinical GeneticsGoutham Narla, MD

HospitalistsSabarish Ayyappan, MDRashmi Khanal, MDGayathri Ravi, MDSrinivasa Sanikommu, MDPadmaja Veeramreddy, MDJonathan Wynbrandt, MD


Cutaneous Cancer

MELANOMANurse Navigator: Julie Bray, CNP216-844-1147

Medical OncologyHenry Koon, MD Charles Nock, MD

Radiation OncologyDavid Mansur, MD

Surgical OncologyJohn Ammori, MDDavid Bardenstein, MDJulian Kim, MDPierre Lavertu, MDMelanie Lynch, MDRod Rezaee, MDChad Zender, MD

Plastic SurgeryHooman Soltanian, MD

DermatologyJeremy Bordeaux, MDKevin Cooper, MDMeg Gerstenblith, MD

Dermatologic SurgeryMargaret Wing-Yan Mann, MD

DermatopatholoyKord Honda, MD

Nuclear MedicinePeter Faulhaber, MD





Cutaneous Cancer

CUTANEOUS LYMPHOMANurse Navigator: Julie Bray, CNP216-844-1147

Medical OncologyHenry Koon, MDPaolo Caimi, MD

Dermatologic OncologyKevin Cooper, MD

Radiation OncologyDavid Mansur, MD

Surgical OncologyJohn Ammori, MD

DermatopathologyKord Honda, MD

Clinical PathologyHoward Meyerson, MD





Gastrointestinal CancerNurse Navigator: Margaret Kearney, RN, BSN, OCN216-844-5020

Medical OncologyCheng Chee, MDJennifer Eads, MDJoseph Gibbons, MDMichael Gibson, MDVinay Gudena, MDSmitha Krishnamurthi, MDNeeraj Mahajan, MDSanford Markowitz, MDNeal Meropol, MDCharles Nock, MDGil Peleg, MDAmy Reese, MDJoel Saltzman, MD

Radiation OncologyFred Barton, MDTithi Biswas, MDJennifer Dorth, MDJoel Elconin, MDRodney Ellis, MDJerald Katcher, MDMitchell Machtay, MDMin Yao, MD

Surgical Oncology/Upper GIJohn Ammori, MDJeffrey Hardacre, MDJulian Kim, MDJeffrey Marks, MDJeffrey Ponsky, MDMichael Rosen, MD

Juan Sanabria, MDJames Schulak, MDRobert Shenk, MDChristopher Siegel, MDScott Wilhelm, MD

Surgical Oncology/Lower GIBradley Champagne, MDConor Delaney, MDSadaf Khan, MDEric Marderstein, MDHarry Reynolds Jr., MDSharon Stein, MD

GastroenterologyAmitahb Chak, MDFabio Cominelli, MDGregory Cooper, MDLinda Cummings, MDAshley Faulx, MDPierre Gholam, MDGerard Isenberg, MD

RadiologyNami Azar, MDKarin Herrmann, MDJoseph LiPuma, MDDean Nakamoto, MDRaj Paspulati, MDMatthew Passalaqua, DOPablo Ros, MD, MPH, PhD



Gastrointestinal Cancer

PathologyJoseph Willis, MD




Genitourinary CancerNurse Navigator: Christine Mix, ACN216-286-6442

Medical OncologyMatthew Cooney, MDSusan Flick, RN, APRN, MSN,

CNP, OCN, CCRPJudah Friedman, MDJoseph Gibbons, MDChristopher Hoimes, DOCharles Nock, MD

Radiation OncologyFred Barton, MDJoel Elconin, MDRod Ellis, MDJerald Katcher, MD

Surgical OncologyRobert Abouasally, MDKevin Banks, MDDonald Bodner, MDEdward Cherullo, MDHui Zhu, MD

RadiologyVickus Gulani, MDJohn Haaga, MD

PathologyGregory MacLennan, MD




Gynecologic CancerNurse Navigator: Jan Maxson, CNP, CNS216-844-7808

Medical OncologySee Surgical Oncology

Radiation OncologyRod Ellis, MDJerald Katcher, MD Tracy Sherertz, MD

Surgical OncologyJan Maxson, CNP, CNSLindsay Means, CNPEmily Peterson, NPKimberly Resnick, MDSteven Waggoner, MDKristine Zanotti, MD

PathologyRaymond Redline, MD



Head & Neck CancerNurse Navigator: Colleen Palay, RN, BSN216-286-6570

Medical OncologyJoseph Gibbons, MDMichael Gibson, MDCharles Nock, MD

Radiation OncologyFred Barton, MDJoel Elconin, MDJerald Katcher, MDMitchell Machtay, MDMehran Saboori, MDMin Yao, MD

Surgical OncologyPierre Lavertu, MDRod Rezaee, MDChad Zender, MD

RadiologyCharles Lanzieri, MD

Oral SurgeonDale Baur, DDS

Oral PathologyStanley Hirsch, DDS




Head & Neck Cancer

OtolaryngologyNicole Maronian, MD

PathologyJay Wasman, MD



Hematologic MalignanciesNurse Navigator: Rose Miller, RN216-286-6537

Medical OncologyPaolo Caimi, MDErica Campagnaro, MDBrenda Cooper, MDMarcos de Lima, MDElliot Dickman, MD, PhDJudah Friedman, MDStanton Gerson, MDHillard Lazarus, MDJane Little, MDNeeraj Mahajan, MDJason Stern, DOLois Teston, MDBasam William, MDWillem van Heeckeren, MD, PhD

Radiation OncologyRodney Ellis, MDDavid Mansur, MD

Louis Novak, MDMin Yao, MD

PathologyRose Beck, MD Howard Meyerson, MDLinda Sandhaus, MD

PharmDRichard Creger, PharmD





Liver CancerNurse Navigator: Margaret Kearney, RN, BSN, OCN216-844-5020

Medical OncologyCheng Chee, MDJennifer Eads, MDSmitha Krishnamurthi, MDCharles Nock, MDJoel Saltzman, MD

Radiation OncologyJennifer Dorth, MD Rodney Ellis, MD Simon Lo, MD Mitch Machtay, MD Min Yao, MD

Surgical OncologyJohn Ammori, MDEdmund Sanchez, MDChristopher Siegel, MDKenneth Woodside, MDKelly Siegel, CNP

HepatologyStanley Martin Cohen, MDPierre Gholam, MDBader Muneer, MDMadeleine Murphy, CNPAnthony Post, MD

RadiologyNami Azar, MDDean Nakamoto, MDRaj Paspulati, MDMatthew Passalacqua, MD

Radiation AblationJohn Haaga, MD

PathologyGretta Jacobs, MDWendy Liu, MD





Neuro-OncologyNurse Navigator: Rachel Cerminara, RN, BSN216-844-6013

Medical OncologyJoseph Gibbons, MDCharles Nock, MD

NeurologyLisa Rogers, DO

Radiation OncologySimon Lo, MDMitchell Machtay, MDDavid Mansur, MD

Neurologic SurgerySeth Hoffer, MDJonathan Miller, MDWarren Selman, MDAndrew Sloan, MD

Neuro-PathologyMark Cohen, MD

RadiologyMichael Coffey, MD





Pediatric OncologyNurse Navigator: Amelia Baffa, RN 216-844-1969

Medical OncologyRolla Abu-Arja, MDSanjay Ahuja, MD, MSPeter DeBlank, MD, MSCRachel Egler, MDAlex Huang, MD, PhDJohn Letterio, MDJoseph Matloub, MDRobin Norris, MD, MS, MPHAmma Owusu-Ansah, MDAgne Petrosiute, MDConnie Piccone, MDAyman Saleh, MDDuncan Stearns, MD

Pediatric EndocrinologySumana Narasimhan, MD

Pediatric NeurologyDeborah Gold, MD

Pediatric PsychologyJennifer Anderson, PhD

Radiation OncologySimon Lo, MDDavid Mansur, MD

Surgical OncologyNicholas Bambakidis, MDEdward Barksdale Jr., MDScott Boulanger, MDAnthony DeRoss, MDPatrick Getty, MDAlan Hoffer, MDJulian Kim, MDGregory Lakin, MDCliff Megerian, MDJonathan Miller, MDJonathan Ross, MDWarren Selman, MD



SarcomaNurse Navigator: Rose Miller, RN216-286-6537

Medical OncologyMatthew Cooney, MDJoseph Gibbons, MDHenry Koon, MDCharles Nock, MD

Radiation OncologyRodney Ellis, MDJerald Katcher, MDDavid Mansur, MD

Surgical OncologyJohn Ammori, MDPatrick Getty, MDJulian Kim, MDJason Robke, MDRobert Shenk, MD

Plastic SurgeryHooman Soltanian, MD

RadiologyChristos Kosmas, MDMark Robbin, MDPeter Young, MD

PathologyRobin Elliott, MDJohn Willis, MDWei Xin, MD





Thoracic CancerNurse Navigator: Barb Higgins, CNS216-844-7446

Medical OncologyElliot Dickman, MD, PhDAfshin Dowlati, MD Yan Feng, MD, PhDRay Lobins, MDNeeraj Mahajan, MDCharles Nock, MDAmy Reese, MDNeelesh Sharma, MD, PhDLois Teston, MD

Radiation OncologyTithi Biswas, MDJoel Elconin, MDJerald Katcher, MDSimon Lo, MDMitchell Machtay, MD

Surgical OncologyPhilip Linden, MDYaron Perry, MD Jason Robke, MD


RadiologyRobert Gilkeson, MD

Nuclear RadiologyPeter Faulhaber, MD

PathologyMichael Yang, MD




Physicians at UH Seidman Cancer Center Community Locations

UH Chagrin Highlands Health Center – 216-844-3951Steven Waggoner, MD ……………………Gynecologic OncologistMatthew Cooney, MD ……………………Medical OncologistChristopher Hoimes, MD …………………Medical OncologistYan Feng, MD, PhD ………………………Medical OncologistHenry Koon, MD …………………………Medical OncologistSmitha Krishnamurthi, MD ………………Medical OncologistCynthia Owusu, MD ………………………Medical OncologistNathan Levitan, MD ………………………Medical OncologistPaula Silverman, MD ………………………Medical OncologistLois Teston, MD ……………………………Medical OncologistJanice Lyons, MD …………………………Radiation OncologistMehran Saboori, MD ………………………Radiation OncologistConor Delaney, MD ………………………Surgical OncologistEdward Cherullo, MD ……………………Urologic Oncologist

UH Geauga Medical Center – 440-286-5050Judah Friedman, MD ………………………Medical OncologistTithi Biswas, MD …………………………Radiation OncologistJerald Katcher, MD ………………………Radiation Oncologist

UH Landerbrook Health Center – 440-460-1616Erica Campagnaro, MD ……………………Medical OncologistBrenda Cooper, MD ………………………Medical OncologistElliot Dickman, MD ………………………Medical OncologistJudah Friedman, MD ………………………Medical OncologistStanton Gerson, MD ………………………Medical OncologistJason Stern, MD ……………………………Medical Oncologist

UH Sharon Health Center – 440-844-3951Steven Waggoner, MD ……………………Gynecologic OncologistMukesh Bhatt, MD ………………………Medical OncologistNeeraj Mahajan, MD ………………………Medical Oncologist Suresh Mendpara, MD ……………………Medical OncologistLois Teston, MD ……………………………Medical OncologistSanjay P. Ahuja, MD ………………………Pediatric HematologistRachel Egler, MD …………………………Pediatric Hematologist



UH Westlake Health Center – 216-844-3951Kristine Zanotti, MD ………………………Gynecologic OncologistJoseph Baar, MD …………………………Medical OncologistMatthew Cooney, MD ……………………Medical OncologistJoseph Gibbons, MD ………………………Medical OncologistCharles Nock, MD …………………………Medical OncologistPaula Silverman, MD ………………………Medical OncologistJohn Letterio, MD …………………………Pediatric HematologistJoel Elconin, MD …………………………Radiation OncologistMartin Ribovich, MD, PhD ………………Radiation OncologistTracy Sherertz, MD …………………………Radiation OncologistJohn Ammori, MD …………………………Surgical OncologistRobert Abouassaly, MD ……………………Urologic Oncologist

Firelands Regional Medical Center – 419-557-7480Vinay Gudena, MD ………………………Medical OncologistAmy Reese, MD ……………………………Medical Oncologist Martin Ribovich, MD, PhD ………………Radiation Oncologist

Lake Health University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center – 440-205-5755Mark Bergman, MD ………………………Medical OncologistMaria Espinosa, MD ………………………Medical OncologistRay Lobins, MD ……………………………Medical OncologistJoel Saltzman, MD …………………………Medical OncologistWillem van Heeckeren, MD ………………Medical OncologistFred Barton, MD …………………………Radiation OncologistLouis Novak, MD …………………………Radiation Oncologist



St. John Medical Center – 440-617-4700Richard Chang, MD ………………………Medical OncologistNeeraj Mahajan, MD ………………………Medical Oncologist

Mercy – 440-324-0400Sadaf Khan, MD……………………………Colorectal OncologistKimberly Resnick, MD ……………………Gynecologic OncologistRuben Escuro, MD …………………………Medical Oncologist Belagodu Kantharaj, MD …………………Medical Oncologist Patrick Litam, MD …………………………Medical Oncologist Jay Sidloski, MD ……………………………Medical OncologistDavid Mansur, MD …………………………Radiation OncologistMartin Ribovich, MD, PhD ………………Radiation OncologistMehran Saboori, MD ………………………Radiation OncologistWilliam Larchian, MD ……………………Urologic Oncologist

Parma Community General Hospital – 440-743-4747Dale Cowan, MD …………………………Medical OncologistJohn Hines, MD ……………………………Medical OncologistWei Lin, MD ………………………………Medical OncologistNeeraj Mahajan, MD ………………………Medical Oncologist

Southwest General Health Center – 440-816-6051Kristine Zanotti, MD ………………………Gynecologic OncologistSuresh Mendpara, MD ……………………Medical Oncologist Gil Peleg, MD ………………………………Medical OncologistJennifer Vollweiler, MD ……………………Medical OncologistGregory Warren, MD ………………………Medical OncologistWilliam Zhu, MD …………………………Medical OncologistJerald Katcher, MD ………………………Radiation OncologistMartin Ribovich, MD, PhD ………………Radiation Oncologist


UH Seidman Cancer Center in Medina – 330-722-5422Mukesh Bhatt, MD ………………………Medical OncologistSuresh Mendpara, MD ……………………Medical Oncologist

Physician Services at Magruder Hospital – 419-301-4317615 Fulton Street, Port Clinton, OH Vinay Gudena, MD

Physician Services at UH Geneva Medical Office Building – 440-460-1616Jason Stern, MD ……………………………Medical Oncologist

Infusion Center at UH Conneaut Medical Office Building – 440-460-1616Jason Stern, MD ……………………………Medical Oncologist

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