Gastrointestinal Oncology

Physicians and Staff

The Gastrointestinal Oncology Program specializes in treating and caring for patients with cancers in the digestive system. The program's multidisciplinary team includes gastroenterologists, surgical oncologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, radiologists, interventional radiologists, nurses, and a genetic counselor.

Surgery:

Nader Hanna, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.I.C.S.
Head, Surgical Oncology, Associate Professor of Surgery
Clinical Expertise: Pancreatic Cancer; Hepatobiliary Malignancies; Colorectal Cancer and Sphincter Preservation Surgery; Retroperitoneal Sarcoma; Adrenal Tumors; Peritoneal Carcinomatosis and Peritoneal Surface Malignancies; Carcinoid Tumors
Medical Degree: Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Residency: St. Elizabeth's Medical Center (Tufts University) Boston, Surgery
Fellowship: University of Chicago, Surgical Oncology; Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Chicago, Biological Science
Certification: General Surgery; Surgical Oncology
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-7320 / academic office

H. Richard Alexander, Jr., M.D.
Associate Chair for Clinical Research
Clinical Expertise: Gastrointestinal tumors including Pancreatic cancer; Colorectal cancer; primary and metastacic Liver cancer; Endocrine malignancies
Medical Degree: Georgetown Unversity School of Medicine
Residency: Bethesda Naval Hospital, General Surgery
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Surgical Oncology
Certification: General Surgery, Surgical Oncology
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-7320 / academic office

Ajay Jain , M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Clinical Expertise:Surgical management of melanoma, Breast surgery, Endocrine surgery, GI cancer surgery
Medical Degree: University of Virginia
Residency: Johns Hopkins, General Surgery
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins, Surgical Oncology
Certifications: General Surgery, Surgical Oncology
410-328-7320 / appointments
410-328-7320 / academic office

Susan B. Kesmodel, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Clinical Expertise: Melanoma, Breast cancer, Pancreatic cancer, Gastrointestinal tumors
Medical Degree: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, General Surgery
Fellowship: University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Surgical Oncology
Certifications: General Surgery, Surgical Oncology
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-7320 / academic office

Ben Philosophe, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief, Division of Transplantation; Director of Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery; Associate Professor of Surgery
Clinical Expertise: Liver Transplantation; Pancreas Transplantation; Immunology Research; T-Cell Activation; Transplantation Tolerance; Hepatobiliary Surgery; Cancer
Medical Degree: Boston University, M.D. and Ph.D. (Immunology)
Residency: Washington University, St. Louis
Fellowship: Toronto Hospital, Hepatobiliary/Pancreatic and Liver Transplantation
Certification: General Surgery, Transplantation
410-328-5408 / appointments
410-328-1145 / academic office

Medical Oncology:

Naimish Pandya, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Gastrointestinal Cancer; Solid Tumors; Translational Clinical Trials; Palliative Medicine and End-of-Life Care; Medical Oncology; Cancer Outcomes Research; Health Disparities; Health Services Research
Medical Degree: Temple University
Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University, Hematology/Medical Oncology
Certification: Internal Medicine
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-2565 / academic office

Petr F. Hausner, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Melanoma, Kaposi Sarcoma, Mesothelioma, Lung cancer, Thymoma, Esophageal, Carcinoid; Gap Junctional communications, Epithelial-Mesothelial transition, Milky Spots.
Medical Degree: Charles University, Czechoslovakia
Residency: Charles University, Czechoslovakia
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health, Oncology
Certification: Internal Medicine; Oncology
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-2565 / academic office

Radiation Oncology:

William Regine M.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology
Special Interests: Gamma Knife Radiosurgery; Gastrointestinal cancer; Head and Neck cancer; Central Nervous System Tumors; Brain Tumor Treatment
Medical Degree: State University of New York Health and Science Center
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and University of Florida, Radiation Oncology
Certification: Radiation Oncology
410-328-6080 / appointments
410-328-2326 / academic office

Michael Garofalo, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology
Clinical Expertise: Gastrointestinal cancer;, Lymphoma; Pediatric cancer
Medical Degree: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Residency: University of Chicago
Certification: Radiation Oncology
410-328-6080 / appointments
410-328-1677 / academic office

Gastroenterology:

Peter Darwin, M.D. Peter E. Darwin, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Clinical Expertise: Gastrointestinal cancer; Therapeutic endoscopy; Pancreatic and Hepatobiliary Disease
Medical Degree: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center, Gastroenterology
Certification: Gastroenterology; Internal Medicine
410-328-3904 / appointments
410-328-5780 / academic office

Bruce D. Greenwald, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine, Program in Oncology
Clinical Expertise: Gastrointestinal cancer; Esophageal cancer;, Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Crohn's Disease; Ulcerative Colitis; Endoscopic Ultrasound; Laser Therapy
Medical Degree: University of Maryland
Residency: University of Virginia, Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center, Gastroenterology
Certification: Internal Medicine; Gastroenterology
410-328-5196 / appointments
410-328-8731 / academic office

Interventional Radiology:

David M. Wildus, M.D.
Associate Professor of Interventional Radiology
Special Interests: Minimally Invasive Treatments for Malignancy, including: Percutaneous and Endovascular Therapies such as Radiofrequency Thermal Ablation, Chemoembolization, Chemoinfusion, Percutaneous Chemical Ablation and Radioembolization
Medical Degree: Albany Medical College of Union University, MD
Residency: Hospital of St. Raphael, New Haven, CT, Radiology
Fellowship: Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany, NY, Interventional Radiology; University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, Abdominal Imaging and Interventional Radiology
Certification: Radiology; Interventional Radiology, CAQ
1-800-492-5538 / appointments
410-328-7467 / academic office

Radiology:

Barry D. Daly, M.D.
Professor of Diagnostic Radiology; Associate Vice Chairman for Research; Director, Abdominal Imaging
Special Interests: Ultrasound; Body-Computed Tomography; Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medical Degree: University College, Dublin
Residency: Meath and Mater Hospitals, Dublin; St. James University Hospital, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center, Abdominal Imaging
Certification: Diagnostic Radiology
1-800-492-5538 / appointments
1-410-328-8919 (news media only)

GI Program Coordinator:

Robert Fahmy, M.D., M.B.Bch.
Multi-D GI Tumor Program Coordinator
410-328-5875

Nurse Practitioner:

Renee Gruel, C.R.N.P.
410-328-7320

Core Resources

Genetic Counseling:

Jessica Rispoli, M.G.C., C.G.C.
Certified Genetic Counselor
410-328-2294

Nutrition Services:

Mindy Athas, R.D., L.D.N., C.D.E.
Dietitian/Nutritionist, Diabetes Educator
410-328-5462

Jenny Taylor, R.D., L.D.N., C.N.S.D.
Senior Dietitian
410-328-5462

Psychosocial Services:

Julie Smith, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Consultation/Liaison Psychiatry
Special Interests: Psychosocial oncology, Pretransplant evaluation, Medical crisis counseling, Coping/Adjustment to chronic and terminal illness, Grief therapy
Medical Degree: Wayne State University
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center, Clinical Psychology
Fellowship: University of Maryland, Psychosocial Oncology, Medical Crisis Counseling
410-328-6553 / appointments
410-328-6091 / academic office

This page was last updated on: May 9, 2008.

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