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Our Faculty

Georgia Cancer Center's Research & Clinical Service Line Faculty

 

Hematology/Oncology    Cardio-Oncology     Gynecologic Oncology    Head & Neck    Orthopaedic Oncology/Sarcoma

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology    Psycho-Social Oncology    Radiation Oncology    Surgical Oncology    Urologic Oncology

 

Research Faculty

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Satyanarayana Ande, PHD

  • Associate Professor
  • Molecular Oncology Research Program

706-721-0029

sande@augusta.edu

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Ali Syed Arbab, MBBS, PHD

  • Professor
  • Molecular Oncology Research Program

706-721-8909

aarbab@augusta.edu

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Malcolm S. Bevel, PHD, MSPH

  • Assistant Professor
  • Cancer Prevention, Control, and Population Health Research Program

mbevel@augusta.edu

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Roni Bollag, MD, PHD

  • Professor

706-721-0923

rbollag@augusta.edu

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Ahmed Chadli, PHD, MS, DEA

  • Associate Professor
  • Molecular Oncology Research Program

706-721-4661

achadli@augusta.edu

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John Cowell, PHD, DSc, FRCPath

  • Professor
  • Molecular Oncology Research Program

706-721-4381

jcowell@augusta.edu

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Yan Cui, PHD

  • Professor
  • Cancer Immunology Research Program

706-723-4153

ycui@augusta.edu

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Nicholas R.J. Gascoigne, PhD, FRSB

  • Professor
  • Co-Director, Cancer Immunology, Inflammation, & Tolerance (CIIT)

706-446-5122

ngascoigne@augusta.edu

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Rafael Czepielewski, PHD

  • Assistant Professor
  • Cancer Immunology Research Program

(706) 721-4249

rczepielewski@augusta.edu

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Yukai He, MD, PHD

  • Professor
  • Cancer Immunology Research Program

706-721-2728

yhe@augusta.edu

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Catherine C. 'Lynn' Hedrick, PHD

  • Professor
  • Cancer Immunology Research Program

lhedrick@augusta.edu

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Bangxing Hong, PHD

  • Assistant Professor
  • Cancer Immunology Research Program

706-721-1187

bhong@augusta.edu

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Anatolij Horuzsko, MD, PHD

  • Professor
  • Molecular Oncology Research Program

706-721-2728

ahoruzsko@augusta.edu

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Tianxiang Hu, PHD

  • Assistant Professor
  • Cancer Immunology Research Program

706-721-8373

tihu@augusta.edu

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Theodore S. Johnson, MD, PHD

  • Associate Professor
  • Cancer Immunology Research Program

706-721-4962

thjohnson@augusta.edu

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Balveen Kaur, PHD

  • Professor
  • Cancer Immunology Research Program

706-721-1551

bkaur@augusta.edu

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Balakrishna Lokeshwar, PHD

  • Professor
  • Molecular Oncology Research Program

706-723-0033

blokeshwar@augusta.edu

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Vivian Lui, PHD

  • Associate Professor
  • Molecular Oncology Research Program

706-721-5047

wlui@augusta.edu

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Santhakumar Manicassamy, PHD

  • Professor
  • Cancer Immunology Research Program

706-721-7902

smanicassamy@augusta.edu

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Nahid F. Mivechi, PHD

  • Professor
  • Molecular Oncology Research Program

706-721-8759

nmivechi@augusta.edu

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Dimitrios Moskofidis, MD

  • Professor
  • Molecular Oncology Research Program

706-721-8738

dmoskofidis@augusta.edu

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David Munn, MD

  • Professor
  • Cancer Immunology Research Program

706-721-7141

dmunn@augusta.edu

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Betty S. Pace, MD

  • Professor

706-721-3626

bpace@augusta.edu

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Ramses F. Sadek, PHD

  • Professor

706-721-6930

rsadek@augusta.edu

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Huidong Shi, PHD

  • Professor
  • Molecular Oncology Research Program

706-721-6000

hshi@augusta.edu

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Martha S. Tingen, PHD, RN, FAAN

  • Professor
  • Cancer Prevention, Control, and Population Health Research Program

706-721-0471

mtingen@augusta.edu

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Meng-Han Tsai, PHD

  • Assistant Professor
  • Cancer Prevention, Control, and Population Health Research Program

706-721-0295

metsai@augusta.edu

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Marlo Vernon, PHD, MPH

  • Assistant Professor
  • Cancer Prevention, Control, and Population Health Research Program

706-723-4322

mvernon@augusta.edu

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David Wolff, PhD

  • Assistant Professor

dwolff1@augusta.edu

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Chunhong Yan, PHD

  • Professor
  • Molecular Oncology Research Program

706-721-0099

cyan@augusta.edu

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Gang Zhou, PHD

  • Professor
  • Cancer Immunology Research Program

706-721-4472

gzhou@augusta.edu

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Xingguo Zhu, PHD

  • Assistant Professor
  • Molecular Oncology Research Program

706-723-0059

xzhu@augusta.edu

Clinical Service Line Faculty

Medical Hematology/Oncology

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Jorge Cortes, MD

  • Professor

706-446-5732

jorge.cortes@augusta.edu

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Anand Jillella, MD

  • Professor

706-721-2505

ajillella@augusta.edu

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Locke Bryan, MD

  • Associate Professor

706-721-2505

lbryan@augusta.edu

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Paul Dainer, MD

  • Associate Professor

706-721-2505

pdainer@augusta.edu

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John Henson, MD

  • Professor
  • Director, Brain Tumor Program

706-721-2505

johenson@augusta.edu

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Amany Keruakous, MD, MS

  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Director, Hem/Onc Fellowship Program

706-721-2505

akeruakous@augusta.edu

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Vamsi Kota, MD

  • Associate Professor

706-721-2505

vkota@augusta.edu

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Abdullah Kutlar, MD

  • Professor

706-721-2505

akutlar@augusta.edu

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Asha Nayak-Kapoor, MD

  • Professor

706-721-2505

anayak@augusta.edu

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Jigarkumar Parikh, MD

  • Clinical Associate Professor

706-721-2505

jparikh@augusta.edu

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Girindra Raval, MD

  • Assistant Professor

706-721-2505

graval1@augusta.edu

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Priyanka Raval, MD

  • Assistant Professor

706-721-2505

praval@augusta.edu

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Anusha Vakiti, MD

  • Clinical Assistant Professor

706-721-2505

avakiti@augusta.edu

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Gerald Wallace, MD

  • Assistant Professor

706-721-2505

gewallace@augusta.edu

Clinical Service Line Faculty

Cardio-Oncology

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Avirup Guha, MD, MPH, FACC, FICOS

  • Assistant Professor

706-721-8597

aguha@augusta.edu

 

Gynecologic Oncology

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Sharad Ghamande, MD, FACOG

  • Professor

706-721-3992

sghamande@augusta.edu

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Robert Higgins, MD, FACOG

  • Professor

706-721-3992

rhiggins@augusta.edu

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Bunja Rungruang, MD, FACOG

  • Associate Professor

706-721-3992

brungruang@augusta.edu

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Marian Symmes Johnson, MD, FACOG

  • Assistant Professor

706-721-3992

mjohnson56@augusta.edu

Head & Neck Surgery

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J. Kenneth Byrd, MD

  • Associate Professor
  • Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs Chief

706-721-6100

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Michael Groves, MD

  • Associate Professor
  • Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education

706-721-6100

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Patrick Morgan, MD

  • Assistant Professor

706-721-6100

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Daniel Sharbel, MD

  • Assistant Professor

706-721-6100

Orthopedic Oncology/Sarcoma

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Kelly Homlar, MD FAOA

  • Associate Professor

706-721-2741

khomlar@augusta.edu

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David Cearley, MD

  • Associate Professor

706-721-2741

dcearley@augusta.edu

Clinical Service Line Faculty

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

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Afshin Ameri, MD

  • Professor

706-721-3626

aameri@augusta.edu

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Theodore Johnson, MD, PHD

  • Professor

706-721-3626

thjohnson@augusta.edu

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Colleen McDonough, MD

  • Associate Professor

706-721-3626

cmcdonough@augusta.edu

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Betty Pace, MD

  • Professor

706-721-3626

bpace@augusta.edu

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Eric Ring, MD

  • Assistant Professor

706-721-3626

ering@augusta.edu

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Vishwas Sakhalkar, MBBS, MD, FAAP

  • Professor of Pediatrics
  • Director, Pediatrics Sickle Cell Program

706-721-3626

vsakhalkar@augusta.edu

Clinical Service Line Faculty

Psycho-Social Oncology

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Lauren E. Bigham, PHD

  • Assistant Professor

706-721-2509

lbigham@augusta.edu

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Tracy Casanova, PHD

  • Assistant Professor

706-721-0871

tcasanova@augusta.edu

Radiation Oncology

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John T. Barrett, MD, PHD

  • Professor

706-721-2971

jbarrett@augusta.edu

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Catherine Ferguson, MD

  • Associate Professor

706-721-2971

cferguson@augusta.edu

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William Grubb, MD

  • Assistant Professor

706-721-2971

wigrubb@augusta.edu

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Chulhaeng Huh, PHD, DABR

  • Associate Professor
  • Interim Clinical Director of Medical Physics

706-721-2971

chuh@augusta.edu

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Farshad Mostafaei, PHD

  • Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology

706-721-2971

fmostafaei@augusta.edu

Clinical Service Line Faculty

Surgical Oncology

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Alicia Arnold, DO

  • Associate Professor

706-721-4726

aliarnold@augusta.edu

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Steven Colquhoun, MD

  • Professor

scolquhoun@augusta.edu

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John Kuckelman, DO

  • Clinical Assistant Professor

706-721-5962

jkuckelman@augusta.edu

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Danny Milgrom, MD

  • Assistant Professor of Surgery

706-721-4726

dmilgrom@augusta.edu

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Daniel Miller, MD

  • Professor of Surgery
  • Director, Thoracic Surgery

706-721-5862

danmiller@augusta.edu

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Danny Yakoub, MD, PHD

  • Associate Professor

706-721-4726

dyakoub@augusta.edu

Urologic Oncology

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Zachary Klaassen, MD, MSc

  • Assistant Professor

706-721-9977

zklaassen@augusta.edu

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Martha K. Terris, MD

  • Professor

706-721-9977

mterris@augusta.edu

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