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PHYSICIAN DIRECTORY

2019

Internationally recognized, sub-specialized

cancer experts offering comprehensive care

Cancer care provided by VCU Medical Center,

a nationally ranked, award-winning academic

medical center

The region’s leader in multidisciplinary

cancer care for more than 20 years

More than 100 clinical trials, one of the largest menus

in the state

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A National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center

Bone Marrow Transplant Specialists 1

Christina Wiedl, D.O. Clinical specialities:

Pediatric high-risk leukemia, adolescent and young adult oncology

Education:Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency:Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Fellowship:University of Rochester Medical Center

To contact Dr. Wiedl:

( (804) 828-9605 : [email protected]

John M. McCarty, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Bone marrow transplantation, hematology-oncology, internal medicine

Education:Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Residency:Tufts Medical Center

Fellowship:University of Washington

To contact Dr. McCarty:

( (804) 828-4596 Ê (804) 628-0827 : [email protected]

Gary Simmons, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Bone marrow transplantation, hematopoietic stem cell transplant

Education:University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency:VCU Medical Center

Fellowship:VCU Medical Center

To contact Dr. Simmons:

( (804) 828-2749 : [email protected]

Amir Toor, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Bone marrow transplantation, hematologic malignancies, multiple myeloma, adoptive immunotherapy trials

Education:King Edward Medical College (Pakistan)

Residency:University of Connecticut Health Center and Affiliated Hospital

Fellowship:University of Minnesota Hospital and ClinicsTo contact Dr. Toor:


William Clark, M.D. Clinical specialities:


Education:Virginia Commonwealth University


Fellowship:Vanderbilt University

To contact Dr. Clark:


Harold M. Chung, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Bone marrow transplant, radioimmunotherapy

Education:University of Oklahoma

Residency:University of Iowa Hospitals


To contact Dr. Chung:


Breast Imaging Radiologists 2

Priti A. Shah, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Breast Imaging Education:

University of Maryland Residency:

University of Maryland Fellowship:

VCU Medical Center

To contact Dr. Shah:( (804) 828-6600 : [email protected]

Tiffany Tucker, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Breast Imaging, diagnostic radiology Education:

VCU School of Medicine Residency:

University of South Florida Fellowship:

VCU Medical Center

To contact Dr. Tucker:( (804) 560-8906 ext. 7859 : [email protected]

Colorectal Surgeons 4 Jaime Bohl, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Colon and rectal surgery, surgical oncology Education:

University of Virginia School of Medicine Residency:

Vanderbilt University Medical Center Fellowship:

Lahey Hospital and Medical Center

To contact Dr. Bohl:( (804) 827-0049 Ê (804) 827-0670 : [email protected]

Emily Rivet, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Treatment of colon and rectal disease,palliative medicine

Education:Washington University School of Medicine

Residencies:Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University Medical Center

Fellowships:Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University Medical Center, VCU Medical CenterTo contact Dr. Rivet:


Dermatologists 5-A

Shields Callahan, M.D. Clinical specialities:Mohs micrographic surgery, dermatologic oncology, procedural dermatology, cosmetic dermatology

Education:Northwestern University/Feinberg School of Medicine

Residency:New York University


To contact Dr. Callahan:((804) 828-9361 : [email protected]

Kenneth W. Blaylock, M.D. Clinical specialities:Dermatological immunology, diagnostic and laboratory immunology, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, inflammatory dermatoses

Education:VCU School of Medicine

Residency:Duke Hospital

Fellowship:Duke Hospital

To contact Dr. Blaylock:((804) 828-9361 : [email protected]

Cardio-oncologist in partnership with VCU Health Pauley Heart Center 3 W. Gregory Hundley, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Preventive heart care for patients undergoing chemotherapy Education:

VCU School of Medicine Residencies:

Parkland Memorial Hospital University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Fellowship:University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

To contact Dr. Hundley:

( (804) 256-0349 : [email protected]

Nicole Wieghard, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Multidisciplinary rectal cancer care Education:

University of Kansas School of Medicine Residency:

Oregon Health & Sciences University Fellowship:

Ochsner Medical Center

To contact Dr. Wieghard:( (804) 827-0049 Ê (804) 827-0670 : [email protected]

Gastroenterologist 6 Doumit S. BouHaidar, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Advanced therapeutic endoscopy, pancreatico-biliary diseases, gastrointestinal tumors, sphincter of Oddi dysfunction and sphincter of Oddi manometry, ERCP, endoscopic ultrasound with fine needle aspiration, double balloon enteroscopy, endoscopic mucosa

Education: Lebanese University (Lebanon)

Residency:Boston University; Carney Hospital


To contact Dr. BouHaidar:( (804) 828-4060 : [email protected]

Genetic Counselors 7

John M. Quillin, Ph.D., C.G.C. Clinical specialities:

Genetic counseling, cancer genetics Education:

Virginia Commonwealth University; American Board of Genetic Counseling certification

Fellowship:Virginia Commonwealth University

To contact Dr. Quillin:

( (804) 628-1925 : [email protected]

Heather Creswick, M.S., C.G.C. Clinical specialities:


Sarah Lawrence College; American Board of Genetic Counseling certification

To contact Ms. Creswick: ( (804) 828-6245 : [email protected]

Allison Goodwin, M.S., C.G.C. Clinical specialities:


CSU Stanislaus The College of William and Mary

To contact Ms. Goodwin: ( (804) 628-3283 : [email protected]

Joi Lenczowski, M.D. Clinical specialities:General and medical dermatology

Education:Duke University School of Medicine

Residencies:Duke University School of Medicine; Emory University Hospital

Fellowship:National Cancer Institute

To contact Dr. Lenczowski:((804) 828-9361 : [email protected]

Julia Nunley, M.D. Clinical specialities:

General and medical dermatology, complex medical dermatology

Education:Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine



To contact Dr. Nunley:((804) 828-9361 : [email protected]

Dermatologists 5-B

Medical Hematologists-Oncologists 10-A

Sherman Baker Jr., M.D. Clinical specialities:

Medical oncology, lung cancer, head and neck cancer, clinical trials

Education:University of Massachusetts Medical School



To contact Dr. Baker:


Erin Alesi, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Hematology-oncology, palliative care, lung cancer, head/neck cancer, supportive care

Education:Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans



To contact Dr. Alesi:( (804) 828-7999 Ê (804) 828-9541 : [email protected]

Angeliki Stamatouli, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Endocrine neoplasia Education:

University of Patras Medical School Residency:

Bridgeport Hospital - Yale University Fellowship:

Yale University Hospital

To contact Dr. Stamatouli:( (804) 828-2161 : [email protected]

Gynecologic Oncologists

William McGuire III, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Developomental therapeutics, phase 1 clinical trials

Education:Baylor College of Medicine

Residency:Yale New Haven Medical Center


To contact Dr. McGuire:( (804) 828-5116 : [email protected]

Jori Carter, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Surgical and medical care of gynecologic cancers, minimally invasive and robotic surgery

Education: University of Virginia School of Medicine Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Fellowship: Lahey Hospital and Medical Center To contact Dr. Carter:( (804) 828-9080 : [email protected]

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Stephanie Sullivan, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Management of gynecologic malignancies,including neoadjuvant treatment approaches

Education:Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

Residency:University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Fellowship:University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

To contact Dr. Sullivan:( (804) 828-9080 :[email protected]

Endocrinologist 9

Medical Hematologists-Oncologists 10-B

Charles Geyer, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Breast cancer Education:

Texas Tech University School of Medicine Residency:

Houston Veterans Administration Medical Center

Fellowship:Baylor College of Medicine

To contact Dr. Geyer:

( (804) 628-1094 : [email protected]

Tzann Fang, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Bone marrow transplantation, hematology-oncology

Education:China Medical University University of Wisconsin-Madison

Residency:University of South Florida

Fellowship:Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

To contact Dr. Fang:

( (804) 828-4360 : [email protected]

Shekhu Brar, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Gastrointestinal and genitouinary malignancies




To contact Dr. Brar:

( (804) 828-4360 : [email protected]

Harold M. Chung, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Bone marrow transplant, radioimmunotherapy

Education:University of Oklahoma

Residency:University of Iowa Hospitals


To contact Dr. Chung:

( (804) 828-4360 Ê (804) 828-7825

: [email protected]

William Clark, M.D. Clinical specialities:


Education:Virginia Commonwealth University


Fellowship:Vanderbilt University

To contact Dr. Clark:

( (804) 628-5054 Ê (804) 628-0827

: [email protected]

Nemer El Mouallem, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Medical oncology, hematology, internal medicine

Education:American University of Beirut

Residency:University of Alabama at Birmingham


To contact Dr. El Mouallem:

( (434) 774-2417 : [email protected]

Sosipatros Boikos, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Sarcomas, gastrointestinal tumors, neuro-endocrine tumors, adrenal cancer, thyroid cancer, rare tumors

Education: University of Crete, School of Medicine

Residency:Montefiore Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Fellowship:Johns Hopkins Hospital

To contact Dr. Boikos:

( (804) 628-4768 : [email protected]

J. Christian Barrett, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Adult general hematology, thrombosis, bleeding disorders, anemia, hematologic malignancies

Education:University of Louisville School of Medicine

Residency:University of Alabama

Fellowship:University of AlabamaTo contact Dr. Barrett:


Medical Hematologists-Oncologists 10-C

John M. McCarty, M.D. Clinical specialities:



Residency:Tufts Medical Center

Fellowship:University of Washington

To contact Dr. McCarty:


Khalid Matin, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Gastrointestinal cancer Education:

AGA Khan University (Pakistan) Residency:

University of Minnesota Fellowships:

University of Pittsburgh; National Cancer Institute

To contact Dr. Matin:

( (804) 628-2945 : [email protected]

Steven Grant, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Lymphoma, leukemia, malignant blood disorders, experimental chemotherapy


Residency:Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Fellowship:Yale University

To contact Dr. Grant:

( (804) 828-5211 : [email protected]

Steven Grossman, M.D., Ph.D. Clinical specialities:

Gastrointestinal malignancies Education:

University of Chicago Residency:

Brigham and Women’s Hospital Fellowship:

Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteTo contact Dr. Grossman:

( (804) 828-5662 : [email protected]

Mary Helen Hackney, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Breast cancer, hematology-oncology, cancer education, community outreach

Education:East Carolina University



To contact Dr. Hackney:

( (804) 628-1933 Ê (804) 827-4150

: [email protected]

Gordon D. Ginder, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Hematologic malignancies Education:

Johns Hopkins University Residency:

Case Western Reserve University Hospital Fellowships:

National Institutes of Health; University of Iowa

To contact Dr. Ginder:

( (804) 628-1883 Ê (804) 828-5083

: [email protected]

Sarah Gordon, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Hematology-oncology, lung cancer, phase 1 clinical trials


Residency:Drexel University of Medicine, Hahnemann University Hospital

Fellowships:VCU Medical Center

To contact Dr. Gordon:

( (804) 828-5116 : [email protected]

Jennifer Myers, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Gastrointestinal malignancies, hematology-oncology




To contact Dr. Myers:


Medical Hematologists-Oncologists 10-D

Danielle Shafer, D.O. Clinical specialities:

Medical oncology and hematology, lymphoma, lung cancer, phase I clinical trials

Education:Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency:Loyola University Medical Center

Fellowship:Fox Chase Cancer Center

To contact Dr. Shafer:

( (804) 828-7999 : [email protected]

Andrew Poklepovic, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Medical oncology, developmental therapeutics, early phase clinical trials, hepatocellular carcinoma, breast cancer, internal medicine

Education:University of South Florida College of Medicine



To contact Dr. Poklepovic:

( (804) 628-2321 : [email protected]

Masey Ross, M.D., M.S. Clinical specialities:

Breast cancer, integrative health Education:

Loyola Stritch School of Medicine Residency:

VCU Medical Center Fellowship:

VCU Medical Center

To contact Dr. Ross:

( (804) 828-7999 : [email protected]

Shejal Patel, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Hematologic malignancies, benign hematology

Education:Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency:VCU School of Medicine

Fellowship:VCU School of Medicine

To contact Dr. Patel:

( (804) 828-7999 Ê (804) 828-5941

: [email protected]

Asit Paul, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Hematology-oncology Education:

Dhaka Medical College (Bangladesh) Residency:

Rochester General Hospital Fellowship:

University of California at San Diego

To contact Dr. Paul:

( (804) 828-7999 : [email protected]

E. Brent Perkins, M.D., Ph.D. Clinical specialities:

Hematology-oncology, leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma




To contact Dr. Perkins:

( (804) 828-9723 : [email protected]

Bhaumik Patel, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Gastrointestinal malignancies, hematology and medical oncology

Education:B.J. Medical College (India)

Residency:Michigan State University

Fellowships:Karmonos Cancer Institute; Wayne State University

To contact Dr. Patel:

( (804) 828-7999 : [email protected]

Amir Toor, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Bone marrow transplantation, hemato-logic malignancies, multiple myeloma, adoptive immunotherapy trials

Education:King Edward Medical College (Pakistan)

Residency:University of Connecticut Health Center and Affiliated Hospitals

Fellowship:University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinics

To contact Dr. Toor: ( (804) 828-4360 Ê (804) 628-0827 : [email protected]

Zhijian Chen, M.D., Ph.D. Clinical specialities:

Benign and malignant brain tumor medical management

Education:Second Military Medical University, Shanghai

Residency:Virginia Commonwealth University

Fellowship:Cleveland Clinic

To contact Dr. Chen:( (804) 628-8950 Ê (804) 828-5406 : [email protected]

Neuro-oncologists

Alicia M. Zukas, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Brain tumors, clinical trials, neuro-immunology Education:


VCU Medical Center Fellowships:

University of Virginia Medical Center

To contact Dr. Zukas:( (800) 762-6161 : [email protected]

Mark Malkin, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Primary brain tumors, metastases to the nervous system, neurologic complications of cancer therapy, neurologic paraneoplastic syndromes

Education:University of Toronto

Residency:University of Toronto

Fellowship:Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterTo contact Dr. Malkin:

( (804) 828-8340 : [email protected]

Medical Hematologists-Oncologists 10-E

Victor Yazbeck, M.D. Clinical specialities:Hematologic malignancies, early phase clinical trials, drug development

Education:St. Joseph’s University (Lebanon)

Residency:SUNY at Upstate Medical Center

Fellowship:University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

To contact Dr. Yazbeck:( (804) 818-9723 Ê (804) 828-7999 : [email protected]





Fellowship: University of Rochester Medical CenterTo contact Dr. Wiedl:

( (804) 828-9605 : [email protected]

Hetal Vachhani, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Adult medical oncology and hematology, breast cancer

Education:B.J. Medical College (India)

Residency:Henry Ford Hospital


To contact Dr. Vachhani:

( (804) 327-3055 : [email protected]

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Neurosurgeons In partnership with Harold F. Young Neurosurgical Center 13

Bruce E. Mathern, M.D. Clinical speciality:

Complex spine Education:

Case Western Reserve University University of Cincinnati College of Medicine


To contact Dr. Mathern:( (804) 828-9165 Ê (804) 828-0374 : [email protected]

Kathryn L. Holloway, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Movement disorders, peripheral nerve Education:

Rutgers University Residency:


National Institutes of Health

To contact Dr. Holloway:( (804) 828-9165 Ê (804) 828-4493 : [email protected]

William C. Broaddus, M.D., Ph.D. Clinical specialities:

Neuro-oncology, neurovascular Education:

Cornell University Case Western Reserve University

Residency:University of Virginia

Fellowship:University of Virginia

To contact Dr. Broaddus:( (804) 828-9165 Ê (804) 828-4493 : [email protected]

R. Scott Graham, M.D. Clinical specialities:

General neurosurgery, complex spinal recon-struction, neuro-oncology, peripheral nerve

Education:College of William and Mary VCU School of Medicine


To contact Dr. Graham:( (804) 828-9165 Ê (804) 828-4493 : [email protected]

Orthopaedic Surgeons 14 Gregory F. Domson, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Musculoskeletal oncology Education:

Eastern Virginia Medical School Residency:


University of Florida

To contact Dr. Domson:( (804) 628-0351 Ê (804) 628-0352 : [email protected]

W. Christopher Foster, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Musculoskeletal oncology Education:



University of Florida

To contact Dr. Foster:( (804) 628-0351 Ê (804) 828-0352 : [email protected]

Neuro-psychologist 12

Ashlee R. Loughan, Ph.D., M.Ed. Clinical specialities:Neuropsychology

Education:Walden University

Residency:Health South Walton Rehabilitation Hospital, NeuroBehavioral Associates

Fellowship:Health South Walton Rehabilitation Hospital, NeuroBehavioral Associates

To contact Dr. Loughan:( (804) 828-4178 : [email protected]

Evan R. Reiter, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Head and neck surgery, nasal and sinus disorders, otolaryngologic allergy, sleep apnea

Education:Harvard Medical School; MIT

Residency:Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

To contact Dr. Reiter:( (804) 828-3965 Ê (804) 828-5779 : [email protected]

Thomas Lee, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Head and neck surgery, micro-vascular reconstruction of the head and neck, facial paralysis surgery, sinus/skull base surgery

Education:State University of New York at Stony Brook

Residency:State University of New York Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse

To contact Dr. Lee:

( (804) 828-4715 : [email protected]

Laurence J. DiNardo, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Head, neck and skull base surgery, sinonasal disease

Education:Stanford University

Residency:University of Pennsylvania

To contact Dr. DiNardo:

( (804) 828-3965 Ê (804) 828-5779

: [email protected]

Otolarnygologists 15

Pain and Palliative Care Specialists 16-A

Egidio Del Fabbro, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Cancer-related fatigue and cachexia palliative care

Education:University of Witwatersrand (South Africa)

Residency:Barnes Hospital Washington University, St. Louis

Fellowship:MD Anderson Cancer Center

To contact Dr. Del Fabbro:

( (804) 628-1295 : [email protected]

Erin Alesi, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Hematology-oncology, palliative care, lung cancer, head and neck cancer, supportive care

Education:Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans



To contact Dr. Alesi:


Meera Pahuja, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Palliative care Education:


Weill Cornel Medical College, Cornell University

Fellowships:Weill Cornel Medical College; VCU Medical Center

To contact Dr. Pahuja:

( (804) 628-1395 : [email protected]

Danielle Noreika, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Internal medicine, palliative medicine, hospice

Education:Drexel University College of Medicine


To contact Dr. Noreika:

( (804) 828-9723 : [email protected]

Abu Qutubuddin, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Neuro-rehabilitation, Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders, orthopaedics, stroke, general rehabilitation

Education:Chittagong Medical College (Bangladesh)


Fellowship:Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center

To contact Dr. Qutubuddin:

( (804) 828-4230 : [email protected]

Rachel Selby-Penczak, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Internal medicine, geriatric medicine, palliative care

Education:Medical College of Pennsylvania

Residency:Allegheny University Hospital


To contact Dr. Selby-Penczak:

( (804) 828-5323 : [email protected]

Devon Wojcikewych, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Internal medicine, palliative care, hospice Education:

University of Mississippi School of Medicine Residency:


VCU Medical Center

To contact Dr. Wojcikewych:

( (804) 828-9723 : [email protected]

Pain and Palliative Care Specialists 16-B

Stephanie Stephens, D.O. Clinical specialities:

Internal medicine, palliative care Education:

Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine



To contact Dr. Stephens:

( (804) 828-5116 : [email protected]

Jessica Tsukanov, D.O. Clinical specialities:

Family medicine, palliative care Education:

University of New England College ofOsteopathy

Residency:South Nassau Communities Hospital

Fellowship:North Shore University Hospital

To contact Dr. Tsukanov:

( (800) 726-6161 : [email protected]

Pediatric Oncologists in partnership with 18-A

Madhu Gowda, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Tumor immunology, neuroblastoma, clotting disorders, long-term survivors of cancer

Education:Bangalore Medical College (India)

Residency:Long Island College Hospital


To contact Dr. Gowda:


Pediatric Neurosurgeons in partnership with 17

John Collins, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Craniofacial abnormalities, spasticity, neurosurgery, spina bifida

Education:Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences

Residency:National Naval Medical Center

Fellowship:Primary Children’s Medical Center, University of Utah School of Medicine

To contact Dr. Collins:

( (804) 828-2467 : [email protected]

Ann Ritter, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Pediatric neurosurgery, spasticity Education:

Baylor College of Medicine Residency:


Children’s Hospital of Dallas

To contact Dr. Ritter:

( (804) 828-2467 : [email protected]

John Ward, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Pediatric neurosurgery Education:

University of Cincinnati Residency:


VCU Medical Center

To contact Dr. Ward:

( (804) 828-2467 : [email protected]

Marieka Helou, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Pediatric hematology-oncology Education:

University of Tennessee School of Medicine Residency:

Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU Fellowship:

Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU

To contact Dr. Helou:

( (804) 828-2467 : [email protected]

Kelly Lastrapes, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Bleeding and clotting disorders, palliative oncology


Residency:Children’s Hospital of New Orleans

Fellowship:Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU

To contact Dr. Lastrapes:

( (804) 828-2467 : [email protected]

Gita V. Massey, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Pediatric hematology-oncology Education:



VCU Medical Center

To contact Dr. Massey:

( (804) 828-9605 Ê (804) 828-6455

: [email protected]

18-B





Fellowship:University of Rochester Medical Center

To contact Dr. Wiedl:

( (804) 828-9605 : [email protected]

India Yount Sisler, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Benign hematology, disorders of coagulation, general oncology

Education:University of Virginia

Residency:Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Fellowship:Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

To contact Dr. Sisler:

( (804) 828-9605 Ê (804) 828-6455

: [email protected]

Pediatric Palliative Care Specialist in partnership with 19

Jean Teasley, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Pediatric palliative care, muscular dystrophy, neurology and spasticity

Education:Medical College of Georgia

Residencies:Children’s Hospital of Oakland and VCU Medical Center

Fellowships:Medical College of Georgia VCU Medical Center

To contact Dr. Teasley:

( (804) 828-2467 : [email protected]

Pediatric Oncologists in partnership with

Matthew Schefft, D.O. Clinical specialities:

Medically complex children, fever in immunocompromised patients, immune thrombocytopenia, thrombosis

Education:Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency:Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU


To contact Dr. Schefft:

( (804) 828-2467 : [email protected]

Kelly Lastrapes, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Bleeding and clotting disorders, palliative oncology


Residency:Children’s Hospital of New Orleans


To contact Dr. Lastrapes:

( (804) 828-2467 : [email protected]

Zhihong Wang, M.D., Ph.D. Clinical specialities:

Pediatric brain tumors, blood diseases and neurofibromatosis

Education:Beijing University, Stanford University

Residency:Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Fellowship:Children’s Hospital of Michigan

To contact Dr. Wang:

( (804) 828-2467 : [email protected]

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist 21

Pediatric Surgical Oncologists in partnership with 20

David A. Lanning, M.D. Clinical specialities:

General pediatric surgery, minimally invasive techniques, robotic surgery


Residency:Children’s Hospital of Michigan


To contact Dr. Lanning:

((804) 828-3500 : [email protected]

Charles E. Bagwell, M.D. Clinical specialities:

General pediatric surgery, congenital anomalies, solid tumors, pediatric airway lesions

Education:Bowman Gray School of Medicine

Residency:University of Virginia

Fellowship:The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto)

To contact Dr. Bagwell:

( (804) 828-3500 : [email protected]

Jeffrey H. Haynes, M.D. Clinical specialities:

General and thoracic surgery, pediatric surgical oncology



Fellowship:St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children

To contact Dr. Haynes:


Claudio Oiticica, M.D. Clinical specialities:

General pediatric and thoracic surgery, congenital anomalies, solid tumors,pediatric airway lesions

Education:University of Brazil

Residency:Jackson Memorial Medical Center

Fellowship:Jackson Memorial Medical Center

To contact Dr. Oiticica:

( (804) 828-3500 : [email protected]

Patricia Lange, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Pediatric general surgery, minimal access surgery, neonatal surgery, solid organ tumors, non-cardiac thoracic surgery


Residency:UNC Chapel Hill

Fellowship:Children’s National Medical Center

To contact Dr. Lange:


William Carter III, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Oncology rehabilitation related to neuromuscular, musculoskeletal and disabling conditions

Education: University of Connecticut School of Medicine Residency:


VCU Medical Center

To contact Dr. Carter:


Pulmonologists 23 Rajiv Malhotra, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Pulmonary medicine, interventional pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine

Education:Touro University



To contact Dr. Malhotra:( (804) 828-9071 Ê (804) 828-2578 : [email protected]

Samira Shojaee, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Pulmonary medicine, critical care, interventional pulmonology

Education:Comenius University (Slovakia)

Residency:Carilion Clinic

Fellowship:Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

To contact Dr. Shojaee:( (804) 828-9071 Ê (804) 828-3673 : [email protected]

R. Wesley Shepherd, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Pulmonary medicine, interventional pulmonary medicine

Education:University of North Carolina


To contact Dr. Shepherd: ( (804) 828-9071 Ê (804) 828-2578

: [email protected]

S. Patrick Nana-Sinkam, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Thoracic malignancies, epigenetics, biomarkers, micro RNA

Education: Wake Forest University School of Medicine Residency:

University of Michigan Fellowship:

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center To contact Dr. Nana-Sinkam:( (804) 560-8920 : [email protected]

Plastic Surgeons 22

Andrea L. Pozez, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Plastic, reconstructive and cosmetic surgery, microsurgery, maxillofacial surgery, breast surgery, hand surgery, wound healing

Education:Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara

Residencies:Mount Sinai Medical Center; VCU Medical Center

To contact Dr. Pozez:( (804) 828-3060 Ê (804) 828-0489 : [email protected]

Shuhao Zhang, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Breast reconstruction and aesthetic breast sur-gery, reconstructive microsurgery, facial paralysis reanimation, aesthetic surgery, facial rejuvenation, body contouring, limb salvage

Education:Drexel University College of Medicine

Residency: VCU Medical Center

Fellowship: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

To contact Dr. Zhang:

( (804) 828-3060 : [email protected]

Daniel Luppens, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Cosmetic surgery, general plastic and reconstructive surgery

Education:Vanderbilt University School of Medicine


Fellowships:PACES Plastic Surgery; Grossman Plastic Surgery

To contact Dr. Luppens:


Santosh Kale, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Reconstructive microsurgery, breast reconstructive surgery

Education:University of Illinois College of Medicine

Residency:Washington University

Fellowship:Ohio State University

To contact Dr. Kale:


Radiation Oncologists 24-A

Laurie W. Cuttino, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Brachytherapy, management of breast, thoracic and gynecological stereotactic radiosurgery



Fellowships:Seattle Prostate Institute; Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center; Gamma Knife

To contact Dr. Cuttino:

( (804) 287-4340 Ê (804) 287-4314

: [email protected]

Michael Hagan, M.D., Ph.D. Clinical specialities:

Genitourinary malignancies, prostate brachytherapy

Education:Baylor College of Medicine

Residency:Massachusetts General Hospital

To contact Dr. Hagan:

( (804) 675-5105 Ê (804) 675-5287

: [email protected]

Emma C. Fields, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Intensity modulated radiotherapy, stereotactic radiosurgery, stereotactic body radiation therapy, HDR brachytherapy, gastrointestinal malignancies, gynecologic malignancies

Education:Medical University of South Carolina

Residency:University of Colorado

To contact Dr. Fields:

( (804) 828-7232 : [email protected]

Michael G. Chang, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Body stereotactic radiotherapy, thoracic malignancies, genitourinary malignancies, brachytherapy, breast cancer

Education:Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine


Fellowship:Netherlands Cancer Institute

To contact Dr. Chang:

( (804) 675-5105 Ê (804) 675-5287

: [email protected]

Timothy Harris, M.D., Ph.D. Clinical specialities:

Central nervous system, pediatrics Education:

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Residency:

Johns Hopkins Hospital Internship:

Johns Hopkins Hospital

To contact Dr. Harris:

( (804) 828-7232 : [email protected]

Peter Hulick, M.D. Clinical specialities:

General radiation oncology Education:

Thomas Jefferson University Medical College Residency:

Wilmington Medical Center Internship:

Wilmington Medical Center

To contact Dr. Hulick:

( (804) 828-7232 : [email protected]

Todd Adams, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Brachytherapy, external beam radiation Education:

Boston University School of Medicine Residency:

Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Mount Sinai Medical Center

To contact Dr. Adams:

( (804) 327-1040 : [email protected]

Douglas W. Arthur, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Breast tumors, soft tissue sarcomas, endovascular brachytherapy, brachytherapy

Education:Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University


Fellowship:Memorial Sloan-Kettering Medical CenterTo contact Dr. Arthur:


Radiation Oncologists 24-B

Michael Porrazzo, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Intensity modulated radiotherapy, transperineal prostate implantation, brachytherapy, mammosite breast radiotherapy, cardiovascular radiotherapy

Education:Meharry Medical College

Residency:SUNY Health Science Center

To contact Dr. Porrazzo:

( (540) 498-4804 : [email protected]

Shiyu Song, M.D., Ph.D. Clinical specialities:

Head and neck cancers, lymphomas, pediatric cancers, brain tumors in children

Education:Qingdao Medical College (China)

Residency:University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics

Fellowship:The Johns Hopkins Hospital

To contact Dr. Song:

( (804) 828-7232 Ê (804) 828-6042

: [email protected]

Elisabeth Weiss, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Body stereotactic radiotherapy, thoracic malignancies, benign diseases

Education:University of Würzburg (Germany)

Residency:University of Göttingen (Germany)

Fellowship:University of Göttingen (Germany)

To contact Dr. Weiss:

( (804) 828-7232 Ê (804) 828-6042

: [email protected]

Alfredo Urdaneta, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Soft tissue sarcomas, skin cancers, head and neck cancer, palliative care

Education:Universidad Central de Venezuela

Residencies:Instituto Medico La Floresta, Venezuela; Yale New Haven Hospital; VCU Medical Center

Fellowship:University of Pennsylvania

To contact Dr. Urdaneta:

( (804) 828-7232 : [email protected]

Monica Morris, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Radiation oncology Education:

Baylor College of Medicine Residency:

Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School

To contact Dr. Morris:

( (434) 774-2481 : [email protected]

Christopher Johnson, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Head and neck tumors, skin tumors, altered fractionation, ocular tumors

Education:University of Virginia


To contact Dr. Johnson:

( (804) 559-1835 Ê (804) 559-1855

: [email protected]

Drew Moghanaki, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Prostate cancer, brachytherapy, general radiation oncology

Education:Vanderbilt University

Residency:University of Pennsylvania

Fellowship:Howard Hughes Medical Institute

To contact Dr. Moghanaki:

( (804) 675-5105 : [email protected]

Surgical Oncologists 25

Brian Kaplan, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Gastrointestinal cancer, sarcoma, melanoma, endocrine tumors, pancreatic cancer, colon and rectal cancer, minimally invasive diagnosis and treatment of malignancies

Education:Dartmouth Medical School

Residency:Montefiore Medical Center

Fellowship:University of ChicagoTo contact Dr. Kaplan:


Giao Q. Phan, M.D., F.A.C.S. Clinical specialities:

Melanoma, endocrine tumors (thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal), breast cancer, immunotherapy, clinical trials

Education:Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Residencies:Washington University in St. Louis; Ohio State University Medical Center

Fellowships: Moffitt Cancer Center; National Cancer

Amelia C. Grover, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Endocrine surgery, breast cancer, general surgical oncology

Education:Wayne State University School of Medicine

Residency:William Beaumont Hospital


To contact Dr. Grover:( (804) 628-3243 Ê (804) 828-4808 : [email protected]

Kandace McGuire, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Breast cancer, general surgical oncology, breast cancer research

Education:Eastern Virginia Medical School

Residencies:Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Fellowships:Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Moffitt Cancer Center

To contact Dr. McGuire:

( (804) 560-8920 : [email protected]

Harry D. Bear, M.D., Ph.D. Clinical specialities:

Breast and gastrointestinal cancer, sarcomas, melanomas


Residencies:Brigham and Women’s Hospital; University of Glasgow


To contact Dr. Bear:( (804) 628-3242 Ê (804) 828-4808 : [email protected]

Leopoldo Fernandez, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Surgical oncology, Hyperthermic Intraoperative Peritoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC)

Education:Universidad Central de Venezuela

Residency:Massachusetts General Hospital


To contact Dr. Fernandez:( (804) 828-3250 : [email protected]

Thoracic Surgeons in partnership with VCU Health Pauley Heart Center 26

Anthony Cassano, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Surgical treatment of benign and malignant disease of the lungs, airways and mediastinum

Education:University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey


Fellowship:Hahnemann University Hospital, Drexel University

Rachit Shah, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Esophageal surgery, thoracic surgery, minimally invasive esophasectomy, surgery for mediastinal and tracheal disorders

Education:Smt. NHL Medical College (India)

Residency:William Beaumont Health System

Fellowships:University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

To contact Dr. Shah:


To contact D. Phan:

( (804) 828-9324 : [email protected]

To contact Dr. Cassano:( (804) 828-4628 Ê (804) 628-0537 : [email protected]

Urologists 27

Lance J. Hampton, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Urologic oncology, minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgery

Education:Texas Tech University

Residency:University of New Mexico

Fellowship:City of Hope National Medical Center

To contact Dr. Hampton:

( (804) 828-5318 Ê (804) 828-2157

: [email protected]

Georgi Guruli, M.D., Ph.D. Clinical specialities:

Urologic oncology, bladder, testicular and kidney cancer

Education:Tbilsi State Medical Institute (Georgia)

Residency:University of Pittsburgh

Fellowship:University of Pittsburgh

To contact Dr. Guruli:


B. Mayer Grob, M.D. Clinical specialities:

Adult urology, urologic oncology, benign prostatic hyperplasia

Education:Eastern Virginia Medical School

Residency:Eastern Virginia Graduate School of Medicine

Fellowship:Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

To contact Dr. Grob:

( (804) 828-5318 Ê (804) 828-2157

: [email protected]

RICHMOND-AREA CARE CENTERS

COLONIAL HEIGHTS VCU Health MCV Physicians at Temple Avenue 2035 Waterside Road, Suite 100, Prince George, VA 23875

HANOVER VCU Massey Cancer Center at Hanover Medical Park 8222 Meadowbridge Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23116

RICHMOND DOWNTOWN VCU Medical Center - MCV Campus

Ambulatory Care Center 417 N. 11th Street, Richmond, VA 23219

Children’s Pavilion 1000 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219

Critical Care Hospital 1213 E. Clay Street, Richmond, VA 23219

Main Hospital 1250 E. Marshall Street, Richmond, VA 23219

Nelson Clinic 401 N. 11th Street, Richmond, VA 23219

North Hospital 1300 E. Marshall Street, Richmond, VA 23219

STONY POINT VCU Massey Cancer Center at Stony Point 9000 9000 Stony Point Parkway, Richmond, VA 23235

VCU Massey Cancer Center at Stony Point 9109 9109 Stony Point Drive, Richmond, VA 23235

WEST END VCU Health MCV Physicians at Mayland 3470 Mayland Court, Henrico, VA 23233

VCU Health Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 7301 Forest Avenue, Suite 100, Richmond, VA 23226

STATEWIDE CARE CENTERS

EMPORIAVCU Massey Cancer Center Rural Cancer Outreach Program Southern Virginia Regional Medical Center 727 N. Main Street, Emporia, VA 23847

SOUTH HILL VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital

Hendrick Cancer & Rehab Center; Solari Radiation Therapy Center 750 Lombardy Street, South Hill, VA 23970

Women’s Imaging Services

125 Buena Vista Circle, South Hill, VA 23970

Alphabetical Index

Bone Marrow Transplant SpecialistsChung, Harold M., MD. 1Clark, William, M.D. 1McCarty, John M., M.D. 1Simmons, Gary, M.D. 1Toor, Amir, M.D. 1Wiedl, Christina, D.O. 1

Breast Imaging Radiologists Shah, Priti A., M.D. 2Tucker, Tiffany, M.D. 2

Cardio-oncologistHundley, Gregory, W., M.D. 3

Colorectal Surgeons Bohl, Jaime, M.D. 4Rivet, Emily, M.D. 4Wieghard, Nicole, M.D. 4 Dermatologists Blaylock, Kenneth, M.D. 5Callahan, Shields, M.D. 5Lenczowski, Joi, M.D. 5Nunley, Julia, M.D. 5

GastroenterologistBouHaidar, Doumit S., M.D. 6

Genetic CounselorsCreswick, Heather, M.S., C.G.C. 7 Goodwin, Allison, M.S., C.G.C. 7 Quillin, John M., Ph.D., C.G.C. 7 Gynecologic OncologistsCarter, Jori, M.D. 8McGuire, William, III, M.D. 8Sullivan, Stephanie, M.D. 8 EndocrinologistStamatouli, Angeliki, M.D. 9

Medical Hematologists-Oncologists Alesi, Erin, M.D. 10-A Baker, Sherman, Jr., M.D. 10-ABarrett, J. Christian, M.D. 10-BBoikos, Sosipatros, M.D. 10-BBrar, Shekhu, M.D. 10-BChung, Harold M., M.D. 10-BClark, William, M.D. 10-BEl Mouallem, Neime, M.D. 10-BFang, Tzann, M.D. 10-BGeyer, Charles, M.D. 10-BGinder, Gordon D., M.D. 10-CGordon, Sarah, D.O. 10-C

Grant, Steven, M.D. 10-CGrossman, Steven R., M.D. 10-CHackney, Mary Helen, M.D. 10-C Matin, Khalid, M.D. . 10-CMcCarty, John M., M.D. 10-CMyers, Jennifer, M.D. 10-CPatel, Bhaumik, M.D. 10-DPatel, Shejal, D.O. 10-DPaul, Asit, M.D., Ph.D. 10-DPerkens, E. Brent, M.D., Ph.D. 10-DPoklepovic, Andrew, M.D. 10-DRoss, Masey, M.D. 10-DShafer, Danielle, M.D. 10-DToor, Amir, M.D. 10-DVachhani, Hetal, M.D. 10-EWiedl, Christina, D.O. 10-EYazbeck, Victor, M.D. 10-E

Neuro-oncologistsMalkin, Mark, M.D. 11Chen, Zhijian, M.D. 11Zukas, Alicia, M.D. 11

Neuro-psychologist Loughan, Ashlee, Ph.D. 12

NeurosurgeonsBroaddus, William C., M.D., Ph.D. 13Graham, R. Scott, M.D. 13Holloway, Kathryn, E., M.D. 13Mathern, Bruce, M.D. 13 Orthopaedic SurgeonsDomson, Gregory F., M.D. 14Foster, W. Christopher, M.D. 14 Otolaryngologists (ENT/Head & Neck)DiNardo, Laurence J., M.D. 15Lee, Thomas, M.D. 15Reiter, Evan R., M.D 15

Pain and Palliative Care SpecialistsAlesi, Erin, M.D. 16-ADel Fabbro, Egidio, M.D. 16-ANoreika, Danielle, M.D. 16-APahuja, Meera, M.D. 16-AQutubuddin, Abu, M.D. 16-BSelby-Penczak, Rachel, M.D. 16-BStephens, Stephanie, D.O. 16-BTsukanov, Jessica, D.O. 16-BWojcikewych, Devon, M.D. 16-B

Pediatric Neurosurgeons Collins, John, M.D. 17Ritter, Ann, M.D. 17Ward, John, M.D. 17

Alphabetical Index

Pediatric OncologistsGowda, Madhu, M.D. 18-AHelou, Marieka, M.D. 18-ALastrapes, Kelly, M.D. 18-AMassey, Gita V., M.D. 18-ASchefft, Matthew, D.O. 18-BSisler, India Yount, M.D. 18-BWang, Zhihong, M.D., Ph.D. 18-BWiedl, Christina, D.O. 18-B

Pediatric Palliative Care SpecialistLastrapes, Kelly, M.D. 19Teasley, Jean, M.D. 19

Pediatric Surgical Oncologists Bagwell, Charles E., M.D. 20Haynes, Jeffrey H., M.D. 20Lange, Patricia, M.D. 20Lanning, David A., M.D., Ph.D. 20Oiticica, Claudio, M.D. 20

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation SpecialistCarter, William, III, M.D. 21

Plastic Surgeons Kale, Santosh, M.D. 22Pozez, Andrea L., M.D. 22Luppens, Daniel, M.D. 22Zhang, Shuhao, M.D. 22

Pulmonologists Malhotra, Rajiv, D.O. 23Nana-Sinkam, S. Patrick, M.D. 23Shepherd, R. Wesley, M.D. 23Shojaee, Samira, M.D. 23 Radiation Oncologists Adams, Todd, M.D. 24-AArthur, Douglas W., M.D. 24-AChang, Michael G., M.D. 24-ACuttino, Laurie, M.D. 24-AFields, Emma 24-AHagan, Michael, M.D., Ph.D. 24-AHarris, Timothy, M.D. 24-A Hulick, Peter, M.D. 24-AJohnson, Christopher R., M.D. 24-BMoghanaki, Drew, M.D. 24-BMorris, Monica, M.D. 24-BSong, Shiyu, M.D., Ph.D. 24-BUrdaneta, Alfredo, M.D. 24-BWeiss, Elisabeth, M.D. 24-B

Surgical Oncologists (Adult) Bear, Harry D., M.D., Ph.D. 25Fernandez, Leopoldo, M.D. 25Grover, Amelia C., M.D. 25

Kaplan, Brian J., M.D. 25McGuire, Kandace, M.D. 25Phan, Giao Q., M.D., F.A.C.S. 25

Thoracic SurgeonsCassano, Anthony D., M.D. 26Shah, Rachit, M.D. 26

UrologistsGrob, B. Mayer, M.D. 27Guruli, Georgi, M.D., Ph.D. 27Hampton, Lance J., M.D. 27

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