Lifespan Cancer Institute

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About the Lifespan Cancer Institute team

Lifespan Cancer Institute physicians work collaboratively in disease-specific teams to provide leading-edge, patient-centered cancer care and access to the latest, most appropriate clinical trials for each patient.

This care is offered at all our locations: Rhode Island, The Miriam, and Newport hospitals and the Lifespan Ambulatory Care Center in East Greenwich. We bring the expert care to the places where our patients live and work.

Our physicians and scientists have pioneered groundbreaking treatments for cancers through their research and leadership in national and international cooperative groups of cancer researchers. LCI physicians’ expertise positions our cancer center among a select group of sites in the world participating in the most innovative clinical trials that are driving the next generation of immunotherapy and genomic-based treatments for cancer.

Partnership with the Brown University Oncology Group is also instrumental to our ultimate mission to improve the lives of patients with cancer through better treatments and care.

Select one of the specialties below to learn about the physicians whose outstanding care will achieve the best outcomes.

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Brain and Spine Center

Ziya Gokaslan, MD

Neurosurgeon-in-Chief, Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital

Adetokunbo Oyelese, MD, PhD, FAANS

Director, Spinal Surgery Division, Director, Norman Prince Spine Institute

Deus J.C. Cielo, MD

Director, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Program Director, Peripheral Nerve Surgery Division

Curtis Doberstein, MD

Director, Cerebrovascular and Skull-Base Surgery

Albert E. Telfeian, MD, PhD

Director, Center for Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Spinal Surgery

Jared Fridley, MD

Director, Spinal Surgical Outcomes Laboratory

Wael F. Asaad, MD, PhD

Director, Functional Neurosurgery & Epilepsy Program; Co-Director, Deep Brain Stimulation; Laboratory Director, Cognitive Neurophysiology & Neuromodulation

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Konstantina Svokos, DO

Pediatric Neurosurgeon

Neuro-Oncology

Heinrich Elinzano, MD

Neuro-Oncology Medical Lead, Lifespan Cancer Institute

Eric Tai-Lee Wong, MD

Director, Medical Neuro-Oncology, Lifespan Cancer Institute

Pediatric Oncology

Bradley D. DeNardo, MD

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Rishi R. Lulla, MD, MS

Director, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Radiation Oncology

Jaroslaw T. Hepel, MD, FACRO

Director, Stereotactic Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery, Lifespan Cancer Institute and Rhode Island Hospital

David E. Wazer, MD

Oncologist-in-Chief, Radiation Oncology

Thomas A. DiPetrillo, MD

Clinical Director, Radiation Oncology

Esther Yu, MD

Radiation Oncologist

Pathology

Douglas C. Anthony, MD, PhD

Pathologist

John E. Donahue, MD

Neuropathologist

Jesse L. Hart, DO

Director of Immunohistochemistry, Lifespan Laboratories

Diagnostic Imaging/Neuroradiology

Jerrold L. Boxerman, MD

Diagnostic Neuroradiologist

Richard A. Haas, MD

Neuroradiologist

Mahesh V. Jayaraman, MD

Director of Interventional Neuroradiology; Director of the Neurovascular Center, Rhode Island Hospital

Ryan A. McTaggart, MD

Jeffrey M. Rogg, MD

Director of Neuroradiology and Medical Director of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Rhode Island Hospital

Maria Constantinou, MD

Oncologist

Don S. Dizon, MD

Director, Pelvic Malignancies Program and Hematology-Oncology Outpatient Clinics, Lifespan Cancer Institute; Director of Medical Oncology, Rhode Island Hospital; and Founder, Oncology Sexual Health First Responders Program

Mary Ann Fenton, MD

Clinical Director, Breast Medical Oncology at Rhode Island Hospital

Rochelle Strenger, MD

Clinical Director, Women’s Medical Oncology at The Miriam Hospital

Sabrina Witherby, MD

Hematologist-Oncologist

Breast Cancer

Breast Medical Oncology

Maria Constantinou, MD

Oncologist

Don S. Dizon, MD

Director, Pelvic Malignancies Program and Hematology-Oncology Outpatient Clinics, Lifespan Cancer Institute; Director of Medical Oncology, Rhode Island Hospital; and Founder, Oncology Sexual Health First Responders Program

Stephanie L. Graff, MD

Director of Breast Oncology, Lifespan Cancer Institute

Rochelle Strenger, MD

Clinical Director, Women’s Medical Oncology at The Miriam Hospital

Radiation Oncology

Jaroslaw T. Hepel, MD, FACRO

Director, Stereotactic Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery, Lifespan Cancer Institute and Rhode Island Hospital

Kara Lynne Leonard, MD

Radiation Oncologist

Chelsea J. Miller, MD

Radiation Oncologist

David E. Wazer, MD

Oncologist-in-Chief, Radiation Oncology

Esther Yu, MD

Radiation Oncologist

Surgical Oncology

Christine M. Emmick, MD

Surgical Oncologist

Theresa A. Graves, MD

Director, Breast Cancer Center of the Lifespan Cancer Institute

Bradford C. Gray, MD

General Surgeon

Julia S. Tassinari, MD

Associate Director, Breast Cancer Multidisciplinary Clinic at Newport Hospital

Charu Taneja, MD

Surgical Oncologist

Doreen L. Wiggins, MD

Director, Cancer Survivorship Program

Colorectal Cancer

Medical Oncology

Khaldoun Almhanna, MD

Oncologist

Rimini A. Breakstone, MD

Hematologist/Oncologist

Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD

Oncologist

Alexander G. Raufi, MD

Hematologist/Oncologist

Howard P. Safran, MD

Chief, Hematology Oncology

Surgical Oncology

Adam A. Klipfel, MD, FACS, FASCRS

Colorectal Surgeon

Leslie A. Roth, MD

Colorectal Surgeon and Co-Director, Program for Pelvic Floor Disorders, Women’s Medicine Collaborative

Steven Schechter, MD

Interim Chief of Colorectal Surgery for Lifespan

Matthew D. Vrees, MD

Director of General Surgery, The Miriam Hospital

Radiation Oncology

Thomas A. DiPetrillo, MD

Clinical Director, Radiation Oncology

Kara Lynne Leonard, MD

Radiation Oncologist

Esther Yu, MD

Radiation Oncologist

Gastrointestinal Cancer

Medical Oncology

Khaldoun Almhanna, MD

Oncologist

Rimini A. Breakstone, MD

Hematologist/Oncologist

Alexander G. Raufi, MD

Hematologist/Oncologist

Howard P. Safran, MD

Chief, Hematology Oncology

Radiation Oncology

Thomas A. DiPetrillo, MD

Clinical Director, Radiation Oncology

Kara Lynne Leonard, MD

Radiation Oncologist

Esther Yu, MD

Radiation Oncologist

Surgical Oncology

Rachel E. Beard, MD

Surgeon

Thomas J. Miner, MD

Chief of Surgical Oncology, Rhode Island Hospital

Gynecologic Oncology

Hematology

Sabrina Witherby, MD

Hematologist-Oncologist

Medical Oncology

Don S. Dizon, MD

Director, Pelvic Malignancies Program and Hematology-Oncology Outpatient Clinics, Lifespan Cancer Institute; Director of Medical Oncology, Rhode Island Hospital; and Founder, Oncology Sexual Health First Responders Program

Rochelle Strenger, MD

Clinical Director, Women’s Medical Oncology at The Miriam Hospital

Radiation Oncology

M. Yakub Puthawala, MD

Chief of Brachytherapy Services

Surgical Oncology

Christina Ann Bandera, MD

Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rhode Island and The Miriam Hospitals

Tarra Evans, MD

Gynecologic Oncologist

Head and Neck/Thyroid Center

Medical Oncology

Ariel E. Birnbaum, MD

Medical Oncologist

Iole Ribizzi-Akhtar, MD

Oncologist

Radiation Oncology

Thomas A. DiPetrillo, MD

Clinical Director, Radiation Oncology

Kara Lynne Leonard, MD

Radiation Oncologist

M. Yakub Puthawala, MD

Chief of Brachytherapy Services

Esther Yu, MD

Radiation Oncologist

Surgical Oncology

Travis M. Cotton, MD

Surgeon

Peter Mazzaglia, MD

Surgeon

Richard Wein, MD

Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon

Infectious Diseases

Dimitrios Farmakiotis, MD

Infectious Disease Specialist

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Ralph Rogers, MD

Infectious Disease Specialist

Interventional Oncology

DaeHee Kim, MD

Interventional Radiologist

Gregory J. Dubel, MD, FSIR

Interventional Oncologist

Terrance T. Healey, MD

Director, Thoracic Radiology, Rhode Island Hospital

Bryan Scott Jay, MD

Director, Interventional Radiology, The Miriam Hospital

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Aaron W.P. Maxwell, MD

Director of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Rhode Island Hospital

Richard B. Noto, MD

Director, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital

Robert C. Ward, MD

Radiologist

Don C. Yoo, MD

Director, Nuclear Medicine, The Miriam Hospital

Medical Oncology

Khaldoun Almhanna, MD

Oncologist

Christopher G. Azzoli, MD

Director of Thoracic Oncology

Don S. Dizon, MD

Director, Pelvic Malignancies Program and Hematology-Oncology Outpatient Clinics, Lifespan Cancer Institute; Director of Medical Oncology, Rhode Island Hospital; and Founder, Oncology Sexual Health First Responders Program

Ariel E. Birnbaum, MD

Medical Oncologist

Rimini A. Breakstone, MD

Hematologist/Oncologist

James N. Butera, MD

Hematologist-Oncologist

Benedito A. Carneiro, MD

Director of Clinical Research, Director of Cancer Drug Development, and Associate Director of Division of Hematology/Oncology

Maria Constantinou, MD

Oncologist

Pamela C. Egan, MD

Hematologist-Oncologist

Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD

Oncologist

Mary Ann Fenton, MD

Clinical Director, Breast Medical Oncology at Rhode Island Hospital

Emily Hsu, MD

Oncologist

Randall R. Ingham II, MD

Oncologist

Hina Khan, MD

Director, Thoracic Oncology Clinic at The Miriam Hospital

Humera Khurshid, MD

Director, Lifespan Cancer Institute Thoracic Multidisciplinary Clinic

Anthony E. Mega, MD

Hematologist Oncologist

Thomas A. Ollila, MD

Hematologist-Oncologist

Adam J Olszewski, MD

Hematologist-Oncologist

Alessandro Papa, MD

Hematologist-Oncologist

Matthew I. Quesenberry, MD

Hematologist-Oncologist

Alexander G. Raufi, MD

Hematologist/Oncologist

John Reagan, MD

Hematologist-Oncologist

Iole Ribizzi-Akhtar, MD

Oncologist

Howard P. Safran, MD

Chief, Hematology Oncology

Rochelle Strenger, MD

Clinical Director, Women’s Medical Oncology at The Miriam Hospital

Anthony G. Thomas, DO

Oncologist

Sabrina Witherby, MD

Hematologist-Oncologist

Radiation Oncology

Thomas A. DiPetrillo, MD

Clinical Director, Radiation Oncology

Thomas A. DiPetrillo, MD

Clinical Director, Radiation Oncology

Jaroslaw T. Hepel, MD, FACRO

Director, Stereotactic Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery, Lifespan Cancer Institute and Rhode Island Hospital

Kara Lynne Leonard, MD

Radiation Oncologist

Paul P. Koffer, MD

Radiation Oncologist

Kara Lynne Leonard, MD

Radiation Oncologist

Chelsea J. Miller, MD

Radiation Oncologist

M. Yakub Puthawala, MD

Chief of Brachytherapy Services

David E. Wazer, MD

Oncologist-in-Chief, Radiation Oncology

Sherry Xiaoyu Yan, MD

Radiation Oncologist

Esther Yu, MD

Radiation Oncologist

Sarcoma

Medical Oncology

Ariel E. Birnbaum, MD

Medical Oncologist

Don S. Dizon, MD

Director, Pelvic Malignancies Program and Hematology-Oncology Outpatient Clinics, Lifespan Cancer Institute; Director of Medical Oncology, Rhode Island Hospital; and Founder, Oncology Sexual Health First Responders Program

Pediatric Oncology

Roma Bhuta, DO, MPH

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Bradley D. DeNardo, MD

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Rishi R. Lulla, MD, MS

Director, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Surgical Oncology

Thomas J. Miner, MD

Chief of Surgical Oncology, Rhode Island Hospital

Richard M. Terek, MD

Chief of Musculoskeletal Oncology, Rhode Island Hospital, and Total Joint Surgeon

Pediatric Surgery

Francois I. Luks, MD, PhD

Pediatric Surgeon-in-Chief and Division Chief of Pediatric Surgery, Hasbro Children's Hospital

Elizabeth Renaud, MD

Medical Director, Pediatric Trauma, and Adolescent Bariatric Surgeon

Psychiatric Oncology

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Emily S. Rowland, MD

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Emily S. Rowland, MD

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Jennifer K. Trayner, MD

Psychiatrist

Emily E. Murphy, MD

Laura A. Stanton, MD

Assistant Chief of Psychiatry, The Miriam Hospital; Director of Adult Psychiatry Integrated Care

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Timothy B. Steinhoff, MD

Director, Psychosocial Oncology

Radiation Oncology

Thomas A. DiPetrillo, MD

Clinical Director, Radiation Oncology

M. Yakub Puthawala, MD

Chief of Brachytherapy Services

M. Yakub Puthawala, MD

Chief of Brachytherapy Services

Esther Yu, MD

Radiation Oncologist

Skin Cancer/Melanoma

Medical Oncology

Maria Constantinou, MD

Oncologist

Radiation Oncology

M. Yakub Puthawala, MD

Chief of Brachytherapy Services

David E. Wazer, MD

Oncologist-in-Chief, Radiation Oncology

Surgical Oncology

Thomas J. Miner, MD

Chief of Surgical Oncology, Rhode Island Hospital

Michael Vezeridis, MD

Medical Director, Hyperbaric Unit at the Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine; Surgical Oncologist

Surgical Oncology

Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD

Chief of Thoracic Surgery, Lifespan, and Chief of Thoracic Oncology, Lifespan Cancer Institute

Christina Ann Bandera, MD

Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rhode Island and The Miriam Hospitals

Christina Ann Bandera, MD

Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rhode Island and The Miriam Hospitals

Rachel E. Beard, MD

Surgeon

William G. Cioffi, MD

Surgeon-in-Chief, Surgery

Travis M. Cotton, MD

Surgeon

Christine M. Emmick, MD

Surgical Oncologist

Tarra Evans, MD

Gynecologic Oncologist

Dragan J. Golijanin, MD

Director, Minimally Invasive Urology Institute; Director, Genitourinary Oncology at The Miriam Hospital

Theresa A. Graves, MD

Director, Breast Cancer Center of the Lifespan Cancer Institute

Bradford C. Gray, MD

General Surgeon

Adam A. Klipfel, MD, FACS, FASCRS

Colorectal Surgeon

Peter Mazzaglia, MD

Surgeon

Thomas J. Miner, MD

Chief of Surgical Oncology, Rhode Island Hospital

Leslie A. Roth, MD

Colorectal Surgeon and Co-Director, Program for Pelvic Floor Disorders, Women’s Medicine Collaborative

Steven Schechter, MD

Interim Chief of Colorectal Surgery for Lifespan

Julia S. Tassinari, MD

Associate Director, Breast Cancer Multidisciplinary Clinic at Newport Hospital

Charu Taneja, MD

Surgical Oncologist

Richard M. Terek, MD

Chief of Musculoskeletal Oncology, Rhode Island Hospital, and Total Joint Surgeon

James D. Valente, MD

Medical Director, Chair of Surgery

Michael Vezeridis, MD

Medical Director, Hyperbaric Unit at the Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine; Surgical Oncologist

Matthew D. Vrees, MD

Director of General Surgery, The Miriam Hospital

Richard Wein, MD

Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon

Doreen L. Wiggins, MD

Director, Cancer Survivorship Program

Our team includes the neurosurgery team at Rhode Island Hospital.

Thoracic Cancer

Medical Oncology

Christopher G. Azzoli, MD

Director of Thoracic Oncology

Ariel E. Birnbaum, MD

Medical Oncologist

Hina Khan, MD

Director, Thoracic Oncology Clinic at The Miriam Hospital

Humera Khurshid, MD

Director, Lifespan Cancer Institute Thoracic Multidisciplinary Clinic

Pulmonology

Douglas W. Martin, MD

Pulmonologist

Radiation Oncology

Thomas A. DiPetrillo, MD

Clinical Director, Radiation Oncology

Jaroslaw T. Hepel, MD, FACRO

Director, Stereotactic Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery, Lifespan Cancer Institute and Rhode Island Hospital

Paul P. Koffer, MD

Radiation Oncologist

Surgical Oncology

Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD

Chief of Thoracic Surgery, Lifespan, and Chief of Thoracic Oncology, Lifespan Cancer Institute